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A diplomatic victory On Colombia He headed a week occupied by the United States State Department under the new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who oversaw an agency that caused border security and immigration to be a maximum priority: to accumulate a great amount of shares in a week.
After the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, refused to take the North -American deportation flights carried by the Colombian nationals Sunday, Rubio announced the immediate suspension of the country’s broadcast, as well as travel sanctions on officials of the Government.
“The measures will continue until Colombia fulfills its obligations to accept the return of its own citizens,” said Rubio. “America will not go back to defending their national security interests.”
Rubio pauses the State Department Foreign Aid and Usaid to ensure that he puts “America first”
In a few hours, Colombia had receded and agreed to what the White House said were the terms provided by President Donald Trump. However, the administration said that visa sanctions would remain in effect until the deportations were received.
The diplomatic shock was a strong end of what has been a week focused on immigration not only for the administration in general, but also to the State Department. The agency participated in various instructions and transferred to the broadcast of visas, migration and funding to foreign organizations.
On the first day of Rubio in office, the department commissioned the consular officers to put national security first when reviewing visas and ordered the department to implement an improved review for visa applications from countries where there are concerns about a increased the risk of national security.
The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio pauses refugee operations, increases visa review
Later he would continue to declare the administration’s priorities, which focused on the end of mass migration and increasing the security of borders as the main priorities.
“First, we must stop mass migration and secure our borders. The State Department will no longer carry out activities that facilitate or promote mass migration,” said Rubio. “Our diplomatic relations with other countries, particularly in the western hemisphere, will prioritize ensuring US borders, stop illegal migration and destabilize and negotiate the repatriation of illegal immigrants.”
Separately, a senior official from the State Department told Fox News Digital that a worldwide cable clarified that officials need to resist pressure to accelerate visa or passport processing at the expense of security concerns.
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The State Department also paused all new financing obligations Foreign Aid Programs Through the State Department or the United States Agency for International Development. Conservatives There are long -term concerns that these programs can aggravate mass migration.
In refugee revenue, the Department suspended the refugee admission program, in response to an executive order by President Trump. He also issued a worldwide alert that announced the upcoming changes to the citizens of the first half in response to another Trump order.
Since then, the Department has worked with other border security agencies and the implementation of the Citizenship Order of the birth part, including work to cancel a green card for a Moroccan terrorist, said the official.
This cooperation was shown on Sunday when several agencies worked together to deal with the disagreement with Colombia.
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“As shown today’s actions, we are endless in our commitment to end illegal immigration and to strengthen America Border safety“, Said Rubio.
Julia Johnson of Fox News contributed to this report.