File photo: US President Donald Trump holds a news briefing on the coronavirus outbreak while accompanied by members of the coronavirus (Covid-19) task force at the White House in Washington, US on March 16, 2020 ReutersTrump has made restricting immigration a central goal of his administrationPresident Donald Trump on Friday said the US government could impose visa sanctions on countries that refuse or unreasonably delay accepting people returned from the United States. The Trump administration implemented new border rules on March 21, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Under those rules, US officials can quickly remove people without standard immigration proceedings. Overall, US border officials have expelled nearly 7,000 migrants to Mexico since the new procedures took effect, Reuters reported this week. Trump has made restricting immigration a central goal of his administration.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 11, 2020 01:30 UTC