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From The Hill: The State Department unveiled visa restrictions on foreign government officials who are thought to be responsible for aiding illegal immigration into the U.S., part of a wider effort by President Trump’s administration to crackdown on immigration.
The new visa-restriction policy, which was released on Wednesday, will apply to foreign officials, including customs and immigration officials, and port authority and airports officials who are deemed culpable for bolstering illegal immigration into the U.S., according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The visa bans would be imposed on foreign officials for “failure to enforce immigration laws or establishing and implementing policies and practices that knowingly facilitate the transit of aliens intending to illegally immigrate into the United States via the U.S. southwest border.”
In the press release, the State Department explained:
This new policy will complement our existing 3C policy, expanded in 2024, pertaining to private sector actors who knowingly provide transportation and travel services designed primarily for illegal aliens traveling to the United States.
These measures will continue until those officials take responsibility for ensuring there are policies in place and existing laws are enforced to prevent the transit of such individuals. America will not back down when it comes to defending our national security interests.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a statement on X, “Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of illegal aliens. @StateDept has instituted a new visa restriction policy for foreign government officials responsible for facilitating the transit of illegal aliens into the United States. America will not back down when it comes to defending its national security interest.”
Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of illegal aliens. @StateDept has instituted a new visa restriction policy for foreign government officials responsible for facilitating the transit of illegal aliens into the United States.…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) March 5, 2025
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