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Original Date Announced
September 13, 2017DHS and DOS order consular officers to restrict visas for applicants from Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, in retaliation for "lack of cooperation in accepting nationals ordered removed from the United States." [ID #696]
Press Release: DHS Announces Implementation of Visa Sanctions on Four CountriesEffective Date
September 13, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Enforcement Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular Affairs USCIS ICE CBPAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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July 14, 2016
Prior to April 22, 2019, when the Dept of State published a final rule on INA 243(d) visa issuance discontinuation, consular officers had been implementing INA 243(d) on sanctioned countries through policy guidance alone. 84 FR 16610 (April 22, 2019) revised 22 CFR 41.121(a) to reference discontinuation of nonimmigrant visas under INA 243(d), and added 22 CFR 41.123 to give consular officers direction on scope and procedural aspects
July 14, 2016 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Recalcitrant Countries: Denying Visas to Countries that Refuse to Take Back Their Deported Nationals
Commentary
NAFSA: Discontinuance of Visa Issuance Under INA 243(d)
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