Gambia refuses to accept 2,000 people the U.S. trying to deport
The tiny West African nation of The Gambia has refused to take back nearly 2,000 deportees from the U.S., which led to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refusing to grant some Gambians visas to visit the U.S. (Associated Press) more >
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Sunday, October 2, 2016
The Gambia has refused to accept nearly 2,000 people the U.S. is trying to deport, forcing the Obama administration to pull the trigger and refuse to grant visas to some Gambians hoping to visit the U.S., the State Department said this weekend.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson took the decisive move after years of prodding by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, signing a letter triggering the law that requires a halt in visas to countries that are refusing to accept their own citizens. Under the law, the State Department had no choice but to comply.
“As of October 1, 2016, the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia has discontinued visa issuance to employees of the Gambian government, employees of certain entities associated with the government, and their spouses and children, with limited exceptions,” a State Department official said.
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