DHS Suspends Visa-Free CNMI Travel Program for Chinese Nationals, Effective Oct. 30
October 27, 2026
Sources
- Federal Register notice (October 27, 2026): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/27/2026-21880/suspension-of-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-cnmi-economic-vitality-and-security
- Statute: INA § 212(l), 8 U.S.C. 1182(l): https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim
- DOJ (D. Guam/NMI) release cited in the notice, March 20, 2024: https://www.justice.gov/usao-gu/pr/prc-citizen-sentenced-conspiring-transport-illegal-aliens-guam
- DOJ (D. Guam/NMI) release cited in the notice, Feb. 25, 2025: https://www.justice.gov/usao-gu/pr/citizen-peoples-republic-china-sentenced-conspiracy-transport-illegal-aliens