Washington DC, Oct. 27 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has suspended a programme that allowed Chinese nationals to travel to the US territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) without a visa for short-term visits, citing national security, law enforcement and immigration enforcement concerns.

US Senator Mike Lee, a Republican representing Utah, announced the decision in a post on X on Monday (local time), crediting Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin with ending the "loophole" for Chinese birth tourism.

"I'm very pleased to report that @SecMullinDHS at @DHSgov just CLOSED Joe Biden's loophole for Chinese birth tourism for which we sounded the alarm earlier this year," Lee said.

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