Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 43

Raise visa fees on Mexico to help pay for the wall

Never delivered
“[paraphrase] Increase fees on all temporary visas issued to Mexican CEOs and diplomats, on border crossing cards and at ports of entry.”
Promised
, Campaign memo on making Mexico pay for the wall
Re-promised
3 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Immigration
Era
2016 campaign

What happened

No increase in visa fees aimed at Mexico was implemented during the term, and the related plan to seize remittances was never pursued. PolitiFact rated the promise broken.

Sources

  1. Increase visa fees PolitiFact Trump-O-Meter, Jul 15, 2020