The Biden administration is defending its visa policy that allows Chinese nationals to enter U.S. territory, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), without a visa in response to a call from U.S. lawmakers to close visa loopholes that might be exploited by Chinese spies.
In a letter to lawmakers earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited a law requiring the department to identify countries that contribute significantly to the CNMI’s economy through tourism. In 2009, the DHS determined that China met this economic threshold.
