Trump
Administration Threatening To Halt Travel From Four Countries Refusing
To Cooperate With DHS
The Trump administration is threatening to
halt some travel from four countries refusing to cooperate with the
Department of Homeland Security on deportations.
DHS officials confirmed to Fox News that letters have been sent to the
State Department seeking the suspension of visas for some of those
countries' citizens.
A State Department official explained to Fox News that "when we receive
such notification, the Department of State works to implement a visa
suspension as expeditiously as possible in the manner the secretary
determines most appropriate under the circumstances to achieve the
desired goal."
Government officials refuse to specify the countries that will be
affected. But the dispute centers on countries refusing to accept
nationals who have been deported or delaying their return.
It's also unclear who exactly could be affected by a visa suspension.
“The secretary [of State] is having conversations with those countries.
We want to bring those countries into compliance. We want those
countries to be able to take back their citizens," a State Department
official said. "We are having different levels of conversations with
those countries and imposing different things upon them based on what we
think will work best with those countries.”
Fox News’ Nick Kalman contributed to this report.
Jake Gibson is a producer working at the Fox News Washington bureau who
covers politics, law enforcement and intelligence issues