DHS to block Haitians from temporary visas

Washington (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security will stop allowing Haitians to get temporary agricultural and seasonal visas — a move that comes amid concerns about the Trump administration’s feelings toward immigrants of that country and broader restrictions on legal immigration. Trump denies making ‘shithole countries’ comment The announcement to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday will remove Haiti from a list of countries that are eligible for the visas, called the H-2A agricultural and the H-2B non-agricultural temporary permits. Approssimativamente 80 countries are eligible for the temporary worker programs, and the list is published every year. While it’s unusual, countries are removed from the list at times. Haiti is being removed along with Belize and Samoa.

LEGGI TUTTO: CNN.com