US halts immigration applications for 19 nations: official memorandum
US Halts Immigration Applications from 19 Nations: In a memorandum released Tuesday, the US government announced a suspension of green card and citizenship processing for citizens of 19 nations already under travel restrictions, intensifying its ongoing immigration crackdown.
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- AFP
- Published Date: 10:11 | 03 December 2025
The US government has halted immigration applications for citizens from 19 nations, said an official memorandum released on Tuesday, marking a deepening of the nation's sweeping crackdown on immigration.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has paused green card and citizenship processing, according to the memo, for nationals of countries that were already subject to travel restrictions announced by President Donald Trump in June.
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