I Visa

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference hosted with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on unaccompanied minors and prosecuting their sponsors, at the Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

CPJ condemns Trump administration rule restricting international correspondents access to the United States

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to impose new visa restrictions on international correspondents, abandoning a decades-old policy enabling foreign journalists to report from the United States without fear that their visa status could be weaponized against them. “Under these restrictions, the Trump administration has moved…

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Newly proposed restrictions would permit reporters entry into the U.S. for 240 days, or 90 days for Chinese nationals, with the possibility to renew their visas based on length of their journalistic assignment. (Photo: Reuters/Jeenah Moon)

CPJ urges Trump administration to drop proposed changes to journalist visas 

Washington, D.C., September 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Trump administration to drop proposed changes that would shorten the length of foreign media visas, known as “I visas,” for journalists working in the United States. Currently, such visas can be extended up to five years based on employment and compliance with local law. Newly proposed restrictions would…

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