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Federal Judge Stays Trump Travel Order, But Many Visas Already Revoked

10:46pm February 03, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Some 60,000 visas were canceled, says the State Department, a number higher than previous estimates of how many people had been barred from entering. The White House promised a quick legal response.

Edson Escobar, 16, (seated, left) and his brother Alex Escobar, 18, (right), with their grandparents Ricardo and Sara Tejada in central Virginia. Edson and Alex came to the U.S. from El Salvador separately two years apart to escape their abusive father.

Halt On Juvenile Immigrant Visa Leaves Thousands In Limbo

3:59pm July 28, 2016

According to Border Patrol, more than 120,000 unaccompanied children arrived in the past two and a half years, many seeking asylum. Some young immigrants are now trying to use a new visa category.

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House Passes Measure To Tighten Controls On Visa-Free Travel to U.S.

8:08pm December 08, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Approved 407-19, the bill requires anyone who has traveled to Iraq or Syria in the past five years to obtain a visa before entering the U.S.

Ai Weiwei's original application for a six-month business visa was denied.

World News

U.K. Officials Instructed To Grant Ai Weiwei's Original U.K. Visa Request

5:20pm July 31, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The Home Office has apologized for denying the prominent Chinese dissident a six-month visa. He got only 20 days, because staff counted secret imprisonment as a criminal conviction.

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was denied a six-month visa to the U.K.

Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Restricted To 20-Day U.K. Visa

6:26pm July 30, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Ai says he was denied a six-month visa because U.K. officials said he didn't list a criminal conviction in his application. Ai was imprisoned in China, but he notes he was never charged with a crime.

A glitch in the State Department's visa system has affected people around the world. Many, including athletes, workers and students, have been unable to enter the United States.

National

State Department Computer Glitch Creates A Visa Nightmare

3:15pm June 29, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The problem has had a wide impact, keeping farmworkers, Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes and foreign students from entering the U.S. The agency has 100 experts working on a fix.

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