U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data

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U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data.

FILE PHOTO: International travelers arrive on the day that U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, goes into effect, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 29, 2017.

Brian SnyderMoreBy Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday.The United States denies nearly 4 million visa applications a year for a variety of reasons, including for practicing polygamy, abducting children or simply not qualifying for the visa in question.

 

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