The Latest Breaking News from State Department

The Trump administration is preparing to suspend all visa processing ‌for visitors ​from 75 countries — including Thailand — starting on Jan 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the US State Department.

The United States has paused immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Russia, Somalia, and Iran, in an unprecedented move tied to public assistance screening. The freeze, effective 21 January 2026, will havea widespread global impact.

‘The Trump administration has no higher priority than protecting American citizens and upholding American sovereignty,’ a State Department spokesperson said

State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians

Travelers in 38 countries will now face higher costs to obtain U.S. visas.

Grok AI edited a State Department image of Trump's 'Our Hemisphere' message to read 'Our Paedophile,' going viral amid ongoing backlash over the chatbot generating sexualised images of minors.

The US State Department called an article by the Daily Beast a 'sexist' attempt to describe Namdar's career.

Mora Namdar, whose parents are Iranian immigrants, was sworn as the State Department’s new assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs

Senior State Department figures accused Imran Ahmed of seeking to ‘censor’ social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X.

Imran Ahmed, who leads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and has close links to the Labour Party, has been hit by US sanctions.