Team Trump Pauses US Visa Interviews Worldwide. Here's Why

Trump has pursued an aggressive deportation drive and immigration crackdown that includes revocations of visas and green cards and rejection of applications for a range of reasons.

Immigrant visa applicants with scheduled interviews at US embassies and consulates have received emails that their appointments were being rescheduled and that they would receive future notice of a new date, the Financial Times reported.

The US State Department has temporarily halted visa appointments to implement a training program for consular officers.

While Trump campaigned in 2024 on a ​platform of stopping illegal immigration, his administration has also made legal immigration more difficult.