Trump Reveals Sinister New Plot for Curbing the Media

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Trump Reveals Sinister New Plot for Curbing the Media
FOURTH ESTATE
Farrah Tomazin
Political Correspondent

Published Aug. 28 2025 5:34PM EDT

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President Donald Trump has moved to curb the number of foreign journalists who can work in America by significantly reducing the time they can stay in the country.

After embarking on a mass deportation plan to get rid of illegal immigrants, the administration has now set its sights on legal immigration, with a dramatic shakeup of visas for members of the media, as well as students and cultural exchange visitors.

The move would reduce the duration of an I Visa, which allows foreign correspondents to cover U.S. news and current affairs, from five years to 240 days, equivalent to eight months.

For Chinese nationals, the visa duration would be 90 days, while the periods for student visas and cultural exchange visas would be no longer than four years.