U.S. Suspends Issuance of ‘B Visas’ to Eritrean Nationals Over Deportation

BY AGENCIES The State Department has imposed visa sanctions against Eritrea and three other countries (Guinea, Sierra Leon and Cambodia) for failing to take back deported citizens from the U.S. The U.S. Embassy in Asmara today announced that it will stop issuing business and tourism visas to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of Eritrea, with […]

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EU Contemplating Sanctions Against Migrant-source Countries

BY JAMIE DETTMER | VOA NEWS The EU’s commissioner for migration says Brussels may withhold development aid and impose trade and visa restrictions on migrant-source countries in Africa and Asia to force them to take back failed asylum-seekers. In an interview with Britain’s The Times published Saturday, Dimitris Avramopoulos said EU chiefs “are considering stopping […]

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U.S. Suspend Issuance of Visas from Eritrea for Not Taking Deportees

The Department of Homeland Security triggered visa sanctions against Eritrea and three other countries (Guinea, Sierra Leon and Cambodia) for refusing to take back deported citizens from U.S. BY THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Trump administration has triggered visa sanctions against four countries that have refused to take back citizens the U.S. is trying to deport […]

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