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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">US to Suspend Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">The countries include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon,
Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">Somalia has been in the spotlight recently amid welfare fraud in Minneapolis, with much of it allegedly committed by members of the Somali community.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">January 14, 2026 - WASHINGTON—The United States is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, the State Department told The Epoch Times.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(54, 77, 136);"><u><a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/2011462060253622616?s=20" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(54, 77, 136); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">confirmed</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> the
development in a post on X on Wednesday and linked to a report from Fox News, which first reported the move.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The suspension takes effect Jan. 21.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The State Department said in a statement
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(54, 77, 136);"><u><a href="https://x.com/StateDept/status/2011478657680757214?s=20" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(54, 77, 136); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">posted</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> on
X that it “will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates. The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American
people.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The department said the pause affects countries “whose immigrants often become public charges on the United States upon arrival.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">“We are working to ensure the generosity of the American people will no longer be abused,” the State Department said.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">“The Trump Administration will always put America First.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The countries include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon,
Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Somalia has been in the spotlight amid welfare fraud in Minneapolis that has allegedly been mainly committed by members of the Somali community, who set up day cares not occupied by children—as
seen in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(54, 77, 136);"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ&t=82s" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(54, 77, 136); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">a viral video</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> by
YouTuber Nick Shirley.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">In November, the Trump administration ordered increased restrictions on visas under a revised “public charge” rule of immigration law. It instructs immigration officers to deny visas to applicants
who would likely need to rely on public assistance. Other factors weighed include English proficiency, health, finances, and age.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The Trump administration has said it has revoked 100,000 visas so far.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">The Department of State said in a
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(54, 77, 136);"><u><a href="https://x.com/statedept/status/2010740549469557010?s=46" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(54, 77, 136); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">post</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> on
X that it revoked 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for individuals who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal activity..</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">“We will continue to deport these thugs to keep America safe,” it said.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">During a press conference on Dec. 28, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the visa revocations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">“There are people that have visas, that are in the United States, doing things counter to our national interest, and the law gives us the right, and I would argue the obligation, to remove people
like that from our country, and we’re going to continue to do it,” he said.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">“If you have the power to deny someone a visa before they get one, you most certainly have the power to revoke it once they get one and then do something they shouldn’t be doing.”</span></p>
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