US Imposes Harsh Visa Sanctions on EritreaSeptember 14, 2017 - The United States of America will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Eritrea, Cambodia, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to deport, according to Reuters. The new policies, laid out in State Department cables and described in a department news briefing, are the latest example of U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on immigrants who are in the United States illegally. “The Secretary determines the categories of applicants subject to the visa restrictions, and the categories differ slightly country by country,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in the news briefing on Tuesday. The visa sanctions vary in severity, with Eritrea facing the harshest ones. Any Eritreans who apply in their own country for most U.S. business or tourist visas will be rejected, according to one of the cables.

Source: Ethiopian News September 14, 2017 17:48 UTC