DOS Announces Visa Restrictions for Transportation Operators Facilitating Irregular Migration to the United States

February 21, 2024

The State Department implemented a new visa restriction policy under INA §212(a)(3)(C) that targets owners, executives, and senior officials of chart flights, ground and maritime transportation companies providing transportation services designed for use primarily by persons intending to migrate irregularly to the United States. This policy expands and supersedes the Nicaragua 3C policy on chart flights issued in November 2023.

November 21, 2023

The State Department launched new visa restrictions under INA §212(a)(3)(C) targeting owners, executives, and/or senior officials running charter flights into Nicaragua designed primarily for irregular migrants.