US likely to impose further visa restrictions on Honduras
August 28 2009 by Mark Johnstone
Barack Obama to act on Honduras US visa situation
Barack Obama’s administration has said it will take further action against the de facto leadership in Honduras, after the elected President Manuel Zelaya was expelled from the country in June. US visa services have already been temporarily suspended in Honduras for non-emergency cases, but now a full review of America’s visa policies in Honduras is underway.
State Department spokesman, Ian Kelly, confirmed in a statement that the American Government was suspending the visa services to support the current Organization of American States (OAS) mission in Honduras, which is seeking support for the accord.
"We firmly believe a negotiated solution is the appropriate way forward and the San Jose Accord is the best solution," he said.
Recent reports suggest that Hillary Clinton, America’s Secretary of State, is expected to make a formal determination today or early next week that the deportation of Mr. Zelaya was an extra-legal coup. Such a determination would be likely to set in motion substantial cuts in US aid, and further restrictions on visas for citizens of Honduras who want to live and work in the US.
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