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Montevideo, August 20th 2025 - 05:53 UTC

Tag: Kristi Noem

  • Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina joining US visa waiver program still a long way ahead

    Noem does not see Argentina entering the visa waiver program in less than a year

    US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem warned it would take about a year before holders of Argentine passports are allowed back into the United States without a visa as they were between 1996 and 2002, despite the agreements she signed Monday with President Javier Milei.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    US Gov't bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students

    “It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students,” Noem argued

    The US Government of President Donald Trump has revoked Harvard University's authorization to enroll international students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), affecting nearly 6,800 international individuals (27% of the 2024-25 student body) who must now transfer or lose legal status in the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced.