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The State Department unveiled global visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals involved in cybercrime, sextortion, and romance scams against Americans. Secretary Rubio framed it as retaliation against those preying on US citizens.
The State Department announced global visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals involved in cybercrime, sextortion, and romance scams. Secretary Rubio framed the measure as retaliation against predators targeting Americans.
The policy targets specific crime categories rather than nationalities or regions, which narrows its scope compared to broad immigration restrictions. Sextortion and romance scams are real harms—they devastate individual victims financially and psychologically. Using visa policy to block foreign perpetrators is a relatively clean tool: it denies entry rather than requiring prosecution or extradition. The framing as retaliation suggests this is partly about demonstrating responsiveness to crime victims, not just deterrence.
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