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Proposed federal tool to ‘blacklist a country,’ stop visa processing alarms immigration lawyers

Tucked into the budget bill, the measure would let the feds stop processing certain visa and permit applications for countries they deem unhelpful in deportation proceedings.

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
May 1, 2019

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Proposed federal tool to ‘blacklist a country,’ stop visa processing alarms immigration lawyers

Tucked into the budget bill, the measure would let the feds stop processing certain visa and permit applications for countries they deem unhelpful in deportation proceedings.

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