The policy restricts “visa issuance to individuals responsible for, or complicit in, impeding the prompt resolution of international parental child abduction cases, as well as their immediate family members.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio implemented new visa restrictions last month to resolve cases involving international parental child abduction.
Secretary Rubio said the new policy will “restrict visa issuance to individuals responsible for, or complicit in, impeding the prompt resolution of international parental child abduction cases, as well as their immediate family members.”
He continued, “This policy gives the Department a new accountability tool to press non-compliant countries to meet their obligations. The policy includes individuals who intentionally fail to implement or comply with laws, policies, or court orders to resolve these cases and return children to their country of habitual residence.”
“Protecting American children abducted across international borders and reuniting them with their parents is a top priority for the Trump Administration,” the secretary added. “When foreign government officials, judges, judicial administrators, law enforcement officials, and others intentionally obstruct the prompt resolution of these cases, they prolong family separations and block the return of children to the United States.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio as he seeks to prevent and resolve cases of international parental abduction.
- For federal officials as they seek to reunite children with their American parent who have been removed from the U.S.
Sources: Department of State
