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US Homeland Security chief defends visa denials as World Cup begins

June 11, 2026 10:37 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference at the Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON, ‌June ​11 (Reuters) - ​U.S. Homeland ‌Security Secretary Markwayne ⁠Mullin on ‌Thursday defended the ‌Trump administration's visa ​denials as the ⁠World Cup kicked ​off this week, saying it ​had ‌conferred with FIFA ⁠officials but declining ⁠to discuss specific ​cases.

(Reporting by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff; additional ‌reporting by Andrew ‌Goudward ⁠and Ted ‌Hesson; ​writing by Susan ‌Heavey)



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