Rubio’s State Department limits migration-Teski 1 week with Colombian deportation Win: ‘America will not retire’
Diplomatic victory over Colombia He tired a hectic week for the US State Department under the new Secretary -General Marc Rubio, who oversee the agency that quickly made border security and immigration the main priority – which raised a recess of a week of a week.
After Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to run US flights for deportation on Sunday, Rubio Rubio announced the immediate suspension of visa issuance in the country, as well as travel sanctions on government officials.
“The measures will continue until Columbia fulfills its obligations to accept the return of their own citizens,” Rubio said. “America will not retire when it comes to defending their interests of national security.”
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Within hours, Colombia gave up and agreed on what the White House said that the conditions provided by President Donald Trump. However, the administration said that visa sanctions would remain in force until the deportations were received.
Diplomatic conflict was a strong ending in what was a immigration week not only for administration as a whole, but also a state department. The agency was included in multiple instructions and moves to issue visas, migration and financing foreign organizations.
On the first day of the edge in power, the department sent consular officers to first set national security when reviewing a visa and ordered the department to implement improved visa checks from countries where there are concerns about a Increased risk of national security.
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Later, they will continue to declare the priorities of the administration, which focused on the end of mass migration and increasing the border security as the main priorities.
“First, we have to suppress mass migration and secure our boundaries. State department will no longer take any activities that facilitate or stimulate mass migration,” Rubio said. “Our diplomatic relations with other countries, especially in the Western hemisphere, will prioritize US borders, stop illegal and destabilizing migrations and negotiating for the repatriation of illegal immigrants.”
Separately, a senior State Department official told Fox News Digital that the world cable has explained that officials must resist the pressures to accelerate the visa or passport to the detriment of security issues.
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State Department has then also paused all new financing obligations for Foreign help programs through the State Department or the US Agency for International Development. Conservatives exist for many years of worries that these programs can worsen mass migration.
At the Refugee Receipt, the department suspended the refugee reception program – in response to the executive order of President Trump. He also published a world warning announcing the upcoming changes to Birthright’s citizenship in response to another Trump order.
Since then, the department has collaborated with other agencies on border security and implementation of a nationality warranty order, including the work of canceling the green card for the Moroccan terrorist, the official said.
This collaboration was exposed on Sunday when more agencies were working together to deal with disagreement with Colombia.
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“As shows today’s procedures, we are unwavering in our commitment to end illegal immigration and enhance America border security“Rubio said.
Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.