US Announces Visa Restrictions for Tourism Bosses Who Facilitate Illegal Immigration

The U.S. State Department announced the expansion of its visa restriction regime to include executives of tourism-related companies involved in facilitating illegal immigration into the United States.

Specifically, the restrictions will apply to “executives of travel agencies and tour operators who provide travel services designed primarily for irregular migrants to the United States,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a press release on July 9.

The measure is part of the Biden administration’s campaign “to eliminate exploitative practices within and beyond the Western Hemisphere, in collaboration with partners in government and in the private sector,” according to the release.

In February, the department announced visa restrictions targeting owners and operators of charter companies that organize flights, ground transportation, and maritime vessels to facilitate illegal immigration into the United States.

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