Washington – U.S. officials say an office supply issue was a major reason the African nation of Chad was hit with travel restrictions by the United States.
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President Donald Trump’s administration added Chad in an order last month that a judge put on hold this week. Chad’s inclusion was perplexing because the country cooperates closely with the U.S. on counterterrorism.
It turns out a seemingly pedestrian issue was to blame: Chad ran out of passport paper.
All countries had been given 50 days to take several steps that included providing a recent passport sample. Chad couldn’t comply, and its offer to provide a pre-existing sample wasn’t sufficient.
The Homeland Security Department says there were other reasons Chad was added, too. The department says the U.S. is working with Chad to resolve them.
Lol, I thought this article was about a guy named Chad at first (because it makes more sense than banning a random country in Africa).
Everybody who visits the USA from Chad must be killed.
Remember the Hanging Chad?
(THIS IS AN ATTEMPT AT HUMOR. DON’T BE SO SERIOUS.
or Roebuck.)
Speaks volumes about the lack of policy depth in the Trump administration.
Inept amateurs trying to run a government doesn’t seem to be working.