The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries where immigrants are deemed likely to become a “public charge,” a State Department official confirmed to The Daily Signal.

President Donald Trump’s State Department has directed consular officers to refuse visas starting Jan. 21, while the agency reassesses screening and vetting procedures, Fox News first reported.

The move aims to “prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would become a public charge on the American people.”

The countries affected include Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran,........

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