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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bruce Golding

Some migrants hoping to come to the US will have to post a refundable $250,000 bond

Some would-be immigrants from the Dominican Republic now have to post bonds of up to $250,000 each under a Trump administration initiative to keep them from collecting government benefits in the U.S., according to reports.

The Department of State's pilot program covers Dominicans who've previously been denied visas on grounds they could become what's known as a “public charge,” The Washington Free Beacon was first to report.

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