US halts immigrant visa applications for global 'in-depth' training course

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:57:08 GMT

The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa appointments worldwide to carry out “in-depth training” for consular officers to screen out foreign applicants at risk of taking advantage of U.S. public assistance. The guidance from the State Department comes after a federal judge last week vacated President Trump's policy suspending visa processing from 75 countries whose...

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