President Trump Orders Crackdown on Immigrants with Expired Visas

President Trump Orders Crackdown on Immigrants with Expired Visas

US authorities are set to launch a crackdown on immigrants with expired visas following the latest order by President Donald Trump.

On Monday, Trump signed a memorandum directing the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit plans within four months to crack down on visa overstays.

Such plans include punishing countries whose citizens have a high number of overstays and making it mandatory for foreign travelers to deposit "admission bonds" that would be refunded once they leave the US.

Data from Homeland Security indicates that over 1.2 million immigrants remained in the US from 2016 to 2017 even after their visas expired.

"Although the United States benefits from legitimate (non-immigrant) entry, individuals who abuse the visa process and decline to abide by the terms and conditions of their visas, including their visa departure dates, undermine the integrity of our immigration system and harm the national interest," Trump wrote in his memorandum.

Trump has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to engage with the governments of countries whose over 10 percent of their citizens traveling to the US on short-term visas fail to exit the country when their visas expire.

Such countries will be slapped with punishments such as limiting the number of visas granted to their citizens, limiting the time its citizens are allowed to travel to the US. and demanding that their citizens to provide more documents when traveling.

"The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall immediately begin taking all appropriate actions that are within the scope of their respective authorities to reduce overstay rates for all classes of (non-immigrant) visas," Trump wrote.

Comments

MjuAji (not verified)     Tue, 04/23/2019 @ 03:48pm

Trump. Maneno ya chuki, fikra za chuki, chuki dhidi ya Waafrika na Walatino. Kuwapendelea wazungu watokao nchi za ulaya kama vile Ujerumani, Uingereza, Iswizi, Ureno, Urusi, Australia na nchi zinginezo ambazo rangi ya ngozi zao zinakaribia zile ya wazungu kutoka Texas, ni ushetani. Kuamrisha maafisa wa forodha kuwatimua au kuwakusanya wahamiaji na kuwarudisha makwao ni ushetani. Walakini ni muhimu hasa Wakenya waishio Marekani kutochulia tisho la Trump kama mzaha. Najua kuna wale watakao kwenda kortini kupinga onyo hilo. Lakini ukweli ni kwamba, kitambo korti lisimamishe hatua hio ya Trump, pengine wawili watatu watakuwa wamenaswa tekelezo hilo likatimia. Sitaki kuonekana kana kwamba nampigia ngoma mwenzetu "Mkenyahalisi" lakini ukweli ni kwamba, jipangeni. Na kujipanga ni kujiuliza, "likitendeka kutakuaje? Sio lazima ununue tuploti, nyumba, kuwekeza pesa katika benki, na kadhalika. Tafuta chagua mbinu ambazo zitakufaa wewe. Kuwa na mpango wa pili na tatu kwa sababu naamini ya kwamba yatendekayo kwa wale wengine,labda yaweza ikakupata wewe. Litafakari hilo Mkenya mwenzangu. Ujinga wa chuki alionao mbeberu Trump si wa utani tu. Hio ni hoja yangu. Ipuuze iamini.

Imara Daima (not verified)     Tue, 04/23/2019 @ 04:59pm

Huyu ndugu yetu kiongozi wa Marekani amesahau ya kwamba yeye ni mgeni hapa Marekani. Mama yake mzazi, alizaliwa nchi ya Scotland na baba yake ni Mjerumani ambaye babu yake alihamia hapa kutoka nchi ya Ujerumani. Nchi hii ina wenyewe. Wanayuropa hawa walitumia silaha zilizoshinda za wenye nchi pamoja na kitabu cha mila za Wayahudi (biblia) kunyakua na kuwaua wenye nchi.

Hata ingawa mamilioni ya wenye nchi waliuawa na kutupwa mahali pasipokalika kwa hali ya ukosefu wa maji, nchi ya Greenland, Canada, Marekani, Mexico, nchi zote za Marekani ya Kati na za Kusini na visiwa vyote na nchi zote zilizomo Caribbean, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand na nchi zote zilizomo kwenye visiwa vya Bahari kuu ya Atlantic, ZINA au zilikuwa na wenyewe.

Wanayuropa ni "Warangi." Mrangi ni mtu anayetumia rangi ya ngozi yake kujifanya ati yeye ni mzuri au bora kuliko binadamu mwingine duniani. SI KWELI! Walimtumia mwana Mariamu kwa kuonyesha sura yake ya kwamba ni wa asili ya Yuropa. Hata sasa, watu wengi duniani waliopigwa msasa (brainwashed) wanafikiri ya kwamba yesu alikuwa Mwana yuropa.

Watu wanaojidai kuwa ni wafuasi wa Mwana Mariamu, (wakristo) walinyakua na kuzifanya nchi za wenyewe kuwa zao.

Juzi nilimsikia kiongozi wa nchi ya Marekani akijaribu kuwakinga wenzake wa asili ya Yuropa waliohamia nchi ya Afrika ya Kusini! Nimetafiti nikaona wana yuropa waliohamia nchi za wenyewe na kuzichukua huku wakitumia mabavu hawana "utu" uliobaki kwenye mantiki yao. Isitoshe, hawataki kukumbushwa ya kwamba, mababu zao waliwaua wenye nchi na kunyakua ardhi yao.

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Tue, 04/23/2019 @ 06:03pm

My diaspora refugees unakula Saba unaweka tatu.When i insist or encourage my pple to invest something back here am called bad names n such situations happens n will always happens when different leaders come in.Trump is just doing what his brains is telling him although we know even him he is not america juu babake came from somewhere but those who landed first always think wao they belong there than others so kama umekuwa majuu for a long time why worry n u were working day n night but the problem is we invested all our money in that country knowing very well we don't have papers which is wrong??Guys without papers it's time to start selling ur property's incase ur caught n deported juu ukidepotiwa yr hse is gone.

Mundumugo (not verified)     Tue, 04/23/2019 @ 10:11pm

In reply to by mkenya halisi (not verified)

You make good points today. Negative comments come from a feeling that you have it in for wadiaspora. Good advice is always welcome. Telling people to save and invest and prepare for that rainy day, keep that up

Mgeni (not verified)     Tue, 04/23/2019 @ 06:57pm

God! These Swahili posts hurt my eyes😃 sio kwa ubaya lakini sema point na kilami chap chap🤣🤣🤣

maxiley (not verified)     Wed, 04/24/2019 @ 07:27am

In reply to by Anos (not verified)

I second you @ Anos. I have told Imara that,I trully admire his command of Kiswahili,and wish I could that fluent.He has made me appreciate Kiswahili,as a rich and expressive language,just like English.Not only that, he senses that some of us may be limited in their vocabulary so he interprets the words that might be alittle above our heads.
Yes keep up the good work.Chinese, Japanese,Indians to name afew,are proud of their languages,and I dont think that those who are limited in them clamor for english.Language is important part of our heritage,and we should preserve by all means.

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