WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The United States (US) State Department is pausing all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand and Yemen, Xinhua reported, citing a Fox News report on Wednesday.
The pause will begin Jan. 21 and will continue indefinitely until the department conducts a reassessment of visa processing, according to the report.
The latest development came just one day after the White House announced that it is ending temporary protected status (TPS) for Somali immigrants amid fraud allegations in Minnesota.
On Monday, the department announced on social media that it had revoked over 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office nearly a year ago.
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