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Pedro Camacho

U.S. bans European charter company execs for facilitating flights leading to unlawful migration

Airplane (Credit: Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. Department of State announced on that it has imposed visa restrictions on senior officials of a European charter flight company, citing their involvement in facilitating illegal migration to the United States. The restrictions target executives whose company has allegedly flown migrants into Nicaragua, enabling them to cross then embark on a journey aimed at crossing into the U.S. by land.

The US Department of State did not specify who the restrictions were imposed on or even what charter company the executives were a part of. Matthew Miller, a spokesperson for the US Department of State, did however release a statement, as reported by Simply Flying:

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