Trump administration drastically limits length of foreign journalist visas
Summary
The Trump administration will shorten visas for foreign journalists in the US to 240 days and for Chinese journalists to 90 days. This change ends the old system that let foreign journalists stay as long as they met certain rules and aims to improve government control and security.Key Facts
- Visas for foreign journalists in the US are now limited to 240 days, down from five years.
- Chinese journalists’ visas are limited to only 90 days.
- The old “duration of status” system allowed journalists to stay indefinitely if eligible.
- The new rules also apply to foreign students and exchange visitors, limiting their visa times.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the old system hurt national security and allowed immigration fraud.
- Groups supporting press freedom worry shorter visas will hurt journalists’ work in the US.
- The policy will start 60 days after it appears in the Federal Register.
- China called the new rules discriminatory and warned it may respond with countermeasures.
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