Starting Jan. 21, the Trump administration “will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates,” the State Department wrote in a post on X. “The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people.”

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