The State Department expanded its efforts to restrict the visas of people and family members of those acting on behalf of adversarial countries to “undermine America’s interests.”
The “significant expansion” of the policy applied to the whole Western Hemisphere, and the State Department said it had placed visa restrictions on 26 people so far.
“President Trump’s National Security Strategy makes clear: this Administration will deny adversarial powers the ability to own or control vital assets or threaten the security and prosperity of the United States in our region,” the State Department said. “The Department of State is working to advance American leadership in our hemisphere, protect our homeland, and ensure access to vital routes and areas throughout our region.”
The statement listed “regional security and democratic sovereignty” among the U.S. national interests in “our hemisphere” that the policy seeks to protect.
The new policy goes beyond just targeting the visas of nationals
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