US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Uganda and TanzaniaUS President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration crackdown. The cable, sent to US missions, said there were indications that nationals from these countries had sought public benefits in the United States. “Immigrant visa processing from these 75 countries will be paused while the State Department reassesses immigration processing procedures to prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would take welfare and public benefits,” he added. “This action will ban nearly half of all legal immigrants to the United States, turning away about 315,000 legal immigrants over the next year alone,” Bier said. The State Department has revoked more than 100,000 visas since Trump took office, it said on Monday.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2026 05:25 UTC