Sri Lanka, Jan. 15 -- The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US.

The State Department on Wednesday said the administration wants to bring "an end to the abuse" of the system "by those who would extract wealth from the American people" by using welfare and public benefits.

President Donald Trump has sought to limit both illegal and legal crossing into the US since returning to office, and his administration has already halted immigrant visa processing for people from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Somalia.

The order takes effect on 21 January, but a full list of the 75 countries has not yet been released.

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