Overview

• Issued on June 28 via the embassy’s official X account, the statement marks the latest escalation in a monthlong push to enforce US immigration laws.
• Post-issuance screening now includes criminal detention and future visa ineligibility for overstays and fraud offenders.
• Since mid-May the embassy has imposed targeted visa bans on travel agencies and foreign officials accused of facilitating unauthorized migration.
• Applicants must disclose all social media handles used over the past five years, with omissions risking visa denial or revocation.
• US Citizenship and Immigration Services has warned that green card holders endorsing or supporting terrorist activity will have their permanent residency and visa privileges revoked.