U.S. introduces visa restrictions for foreign officials that facilitate illegal immigration


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced a visa-restriction policy targeting foreign government officials and others who are believed to be responsible for facilitating illegal immigration into the country.

The policy will target immigration, customs, airport and port authority officials, and others who "knowingly facilitate the transit of aliens intending to illegally immigrate into the United States via the U.S. Southwest border," Rubio said in a statement.

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