‘A more direct solution’: State Department rolls out key strategy to prevent foreigners from overstaying their welcome

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.”

In addition to directing all executive departments and agencies to “employ all lawful means to ensure the faithful execution of the immigration laws of the United States against all inadmissible and removable aliens,” the president tasked the secretaries of treasury, state, and homeland security to establish a visa bond program.

Pursuant to Trump’s executive order, the State Department published a temporary final rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday announcing the commencement of a 12-month visa bond pilot program aimed at ensuring that foreign nationals pay a hefty price if they overstay their welcome.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified State Department employees of the program in a

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