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US to factor in obesity, special needs children in refusing immigrant visas
The Straits Times
|November 15, 2025
The US will consider obesity or having children with special needs as reasons to reject immigrant visas, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump to turn away foreigners.
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In a cable sent earlier in November, Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked US embassies to factor in conditions including obesity when issuing long-term visas, on the grounds that being obese can “require expensive, long-term care”.
It also asks embassies to assess if any dependants have “disabilities, chronic medical conditions or other special needs, and require care” to the extent that the visa applicant could not work.
The memo was first reported by KFF Health News. Its contents were confirmed to AFP by a person who saw it.
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