Days after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's efforts to stop families of U.S. citizens and permanent residents from adjusting their legal status through a Biden-era program, the administration on Wednesday announced it would pause family-based green-card processing for 75 countries.

The United States is pausing immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, and Iran, as part of a crackdown on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.

State Department halts visa processing for 75 countries including Somalia, Russia and Iran to crack down on applicants likely to become public charges.

Relatives who are still in Brazil or Haiti would be prevented from immigrating to the United States under the new move.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a presentation of the federal government's achievements in the past two years, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will reintroduce visa ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, extending a program aimed at boosting tourism that had been scheduled to end Wednesday. The decision ...

Brazil will reintroduce visa requirements Thursday for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens, a move that ends the country's open entry for people of those nationalities after six years.The United States Embassy in Brasilia said Monday that Americans will ...

The United States’ decision to halt immigrant visa issuances to 75 countries is set to disrupt a substantial share of global migration flows, with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Brazil emerging among the most exposed.