The diplomatic victory against Colombia ended the busy week of the US State Bureau under Marco Rubio. 。
After Colombia's President Gustavo Petro refused to export the Colombian citizens on Sunday, Rubio announced an immediate suspension of its domestic visa and sanctions for government officials.
“Measures will continue until Colombia is obliged to accept its citizens' return,” said Rubio. “The United States will not retreat when it comes to protecting national security.”
Rubio poses foreign aid from the State Department and USAID to confirm that “the first to enter the United States” is confirmed.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be spoken on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by Vice President JD Vans at the Vice President of Eisen Hower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington DC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Within a few hours, Colombia receded and agreed that the White House was provided by President Donald Trump. However, the administration said that visa sanctions are still valid until the expulsion of the country is received.
The diplomatic collision was a strong finish, focusing on immigrants, not only for the whole administration but also for the State Department. The agency was involved in multiple instructions and movements on visa issuance, transition, and financing to foreign organizations.
On the first day of Rubio's inauguration, the category instructed the consular person to provide national security first when considering a visa, and applied for a visa from a country that is concerned about the rise in national security risks. We ordered the department to conduct enhanced screening.
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will suspend refugee business and strengthen visa screening.
He later declared the administration priority. This focused on the end of a large -scale movement and the strengthening of border security as a priority.
The forced immigration from the United States is standing on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 on the Ercha Paralian pedestrian border bridge in Tiffana, Mexico. (AP photo/Felicks Marquez)
“First, it is necessary to suppress a large amount of movement and secure a border. The Ministry of State will no longer undertake activities to promote or encourage mass immigrants,” said Rubio. “In particular, diplomatic relations with other countries in the West Hemisphere have priority to secure the border of the United States, stop illegal immigration, and negotiate illegal immigrants.”
Apart from that, the Department of State Department has revealed to Fox News Digital and that the global cable must resist the pressure to speed up visas or passport processing at the expense of security concerns. I talked.
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The Ministry of State has also suspended all new duty to provide funds to foreign aid programs through any of the Ministry of State or the United States International Agency. There are long -standing concerns by conservatives, and these programs may worsen mass immigrants.
Regarding the hospitalization of refugees, the department has stopped the refugee enrollment program in response to President Trump's order. In addition, in response to another Trump order, a global alert has been issued to announce the future changes in citizenship.
Authorities have since been working with other organizations on border security and the enforcement of the right to live in border, such as working to cancel a green card for Morocco's terrorists.
The cooperation was exhibited on Sunday, and multiple institutions cooperated to deal with Colombia.
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“As proven by today's actions, we are not upset by the commitment of ending illegal immigrants and strengthening American border security,” Rubio said.
Julia Johnson of Fox News has contributed to this report.
