ADC Condemns New Visa Freeze Using ‘Public Charge’ Criteria to Deny Entry and Separate Families
ADC Condemns New Visa Freeze Using ‘Public Charge’ Criteria to Deny Entry and Separate Families The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on Jan. 14, 2026 strongly condemns the State Department’s action freezing visa processing for nationals from 75 countries under an expanded and deeply troubling interpretation of the “public charge” doctrine. Unlike prior travel bans that…