US EditionUS Slaps New Visa Restrictions on Nicaraguan Travel Agencies and Tour Operators
The U.S. State Department revokes visas and restricts entry for Nicaraguan travel sector figures aiding illegal immigration under immigration law Section 212(a)(3)(C).
- The U.S. State Department on Monday moved to impose visa restrictions on people in Nicaragua who have enabled illegal immigration, including owners of transportation companies, travel agencies and tour operators.
- Investigations cited by the State Department show entities facilitated travel through Nicaragua, enabled by the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s permissive-by-design migration policies, prior to April visa restrictions on more than 250 Nicaraguan officials of President Daniel Ortega.
- The State Department cited Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as authority, but the U.S. State Department statement did not specify who was targeted or which visas were revoked.
- The department is revoking currently valid visas and imposing other restrictions to bar entry for targeted individuals in Nicaragua under U.S. entry restrictions under immigration law.
- Against a backdrop of broader U.S. pressure, the new restrictions build on April actions when more than 250 Ortega government officials faced visa bans, the department said.
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Visa Restrictions Imposed on Nicaraguans Accused of Facilitating Illegal Immigration to US
The Department of State said on Nov. 17 that it has revoked visas and imposed visa restrictions on a number of individuals in Nicaragua identified as “knowingly facilitating” illegal immigration to the United States. The department did not provide specifics on the identities of those targeted, but said in a statement that it included executives, owners, and senior officials of travel agencies, transportation companies, and tour operators “who pr…
US imposes visa restrictions on Nicaragua over immigration
WASHINGTON - The United States is imposing visa restrictions on people in Nicaragua who have enabled illegal immigration to the country, the State Department said on Monday, including the owners of transportation companies, travel agencies and tour operators. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The U.S. State Department announced the revocation of visas for Nicaraguan citizens who are accused of facilitating the entry into U.S. territory of "illegal immigrants."
The group of people affected by the Washington bill includes an identified group of "owners, executives, and senior officials of transportation companies, travel agencies, and tour operators," according to a statement by state department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott.
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