Biden lifts most of its visa sanctions on Laos
February 11, 2022
On Monday The Biden administration announced that it has lifted most of its visa sanctions on Laos. This development ends a Trump-era immigration ban that halted the issuance of any travel or immigrant visas to people in Laos. More than 30 advocacy groups and several members of Congress pushed to lift the sanctions. The sanctions under the Trump administration were seen as a retaliatory measure used to pressure Laos into accepting more deportees. Lifting the sanction could reunite about 2,000 families. The Biden administration wrote in a memo that most citizens from Laos who have applied, or will apply, for travel or immigrant visas will no longer be subjected to the ban.
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