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Politics
Fred Onyango

Trump expands immigration freeze, blocking visas for almost half the planet over welfare fears

The Donald Trump administration has announced that it will suspend immigrant visa approvals for applicants from 75 countries across Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Balkans.

For the past year, Trump has been issuing isolationist policies against allies and countries he has never spoken positively about alike. According to the State Department, there will be no suspension end date any time soon. People from the affected countries will still be able to submit visa applications, but they will not be approved or issued.

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