WASHINGTON — The U.S. will immediately halt the processing of new work visas for foreign people seeking to drive commercial trucks in the country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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The U.S. will immediately halt the processing of new work visas for foreign people seeking to drive commercial trucks in the country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said

Rubio made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday night, arguing the number of “foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers"

In a statement to Spectrum News, a spokesperson for the State Department said the pause is being conducted in order to allow the administration to carry out a “comprehensive and tho

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