Eritrea expresses 'dismay' at new US visa restrictions The East African nation of Eritrea on Sunday expressed “dismay at this unfriendly act” after the Trump administration included it in the latest six countries to face U.S. visa restrictionsJOHANNESBURG -- The East African nation of Eritrea on Sunday expressed “dismay at this unfriendly act” after the Trump administration included it in the latest six countries to face U.S. visa restrictions. The Trump administration on Friday announced various visa restrictions on immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania as well. The restrictions go into effect Feb. 21 as Trump tries to promote his crackdown on immigration ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. The new Eritrea statement again criticized what it called “automatic asylum” measures by some countries for people who flee. Eritrea, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will have all immigrant visas suspended; those are applicants seeking to live in the U.S. permanently.

Source: ABC News February 02, 2020 08:48 UTC