/tags/state-department State Department en-US SA国际传谋 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:08:00 GMT /immigration/2026-01-14/us-to-suspend-immigrant-visa-processing-from-75-countries-over-public-assistance-concerns The State Department said Wednesday it had instructed consular officers to halt immigrant visa applications from the countries affected in accordance with a broader order issued in November that tightened rules around potential immigrants who might become "public charges" in the U.S. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:08:00 GMT /immigration/2026-01-14/us-to-suspend-immigrant-visa-processing-from-75-countries-over-public-assistance-concerns Matthew Lee | Associated Press /americas/2024-11-27/us-sanctions-more-allies-of-maduro-over-alleged-post-election-crackdown-in-venezuela The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro, accusing them on Wednesday of perpetrating some of the repression with which officials in the country responded to July's disputed presidential election. Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:53:45 GMT /americas/2024-11-27/us-sanctions-more-allies-of-maduro-over-alleged-post-election-crackdown-in-venezuela Associated Press /americas/2024-11-14/u-s-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-nicaraguan-police-officers-for-undermining-democracy The Biden administration imposed visa restrictions on more than 350 members of the Nicaraguan National Police to promote accountability for their actions against civil society, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller announced Thursday. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:51:01 GMT /americas/2024-11-14/u-s-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-nicaraguan-police-officers-for-undermining-democracy SA国际传谋 News Staff /americas/2023-12-04/former-career-us-diplomat-charged-with-secretly-spying-for-cuban-intelligence-for-decades The Justice Department says Manuel Rocha, a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba鈥檚 intelligence services since at least 1981. The FBI arrested him at his home in Miami. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:11:23 GMT /americas/2023-12-04/former-career-us-diplomat-charged-with-secretly-spying-for-cuban-intelligence-for-decades Joshua Goodman and Eric Tucker | The Associated Press /latin-america/2022-10-12/as-haiti-asks-for-foreign-intervention-many-in-miami-say-its-a-bad-idea The de-facto Haitian government and the United Nations are on the same page for international intervention in Haiti. Many in South Florida's Haitian community are not convinced. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 22:19:18 GMT /latin-america/2022-10-12/as-haiti-asks-for-foreign-intervention-many-in-miami-say-its-a-bad-idea Daniel Rivero /news/2022-07-21/u-s-issues-blacklist-of-corrupt-undemocratic-players-in-poverty-and-violence-torn-central-america The Biden administration sanctions "bad actors" in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, hoping to foster reform and curb illegal immigration. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMT /news/2022-07-21/u-s-issues-blacklist-of-corrupt-undemocratic-players-in-poverty-and-violence-torn-central-america Tim Padgett /news/2022-04-19/u-s-team-is-off-to-solomon-islands-amid-concern-over-draft-security-pact-with-china National Security Council Indo-Pacific corrdinator Kurt Campbell will lead the U.S. delegation after the Solomons and China initialed a draft agreement of a security pact last month. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:03:54 GMT /news/2022-04-19/u-s-team-is-off-to-solomon-islands-amid-concern-over-draft-security-pact-with-china The Associated Press /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-11/u-s-citizens-can-now-choose-the-gender-x-on-their-passport-applications The change took effect on Monday, with passport application forms on the government's website reflecting the third gender option in addition to "F" and "M" and making the document more inclusive. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:34:59 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-11/u-s-citizens-can-now-choose-the-gender-x-on-their-passport-applications Joe Hernandez /news/2022-03-17/the-approved-federal-spending-bill-includes-language-on-u-s-policy-towards-haiti A massive spending bill signed by President Biden to fund the federal government also includes language on accountability on Haiti and modification to U.S. policy toward the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:59:44 GMT /news/2022-03-17/the-approved-federal-spending-bill-includes-language-on-u-s-policy-towards-haiti Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald /2022-02-11/biden-tells-u-s-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-saying-military-wouldnt-rescue-them "We're dealing with one of the largest armies in the world," Biden said. "This is a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly." Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:31:40 GMT /2022-02-11/biden-tells-u-s-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-saying-military-wouldnt-rescue-them Bill Chappell