51. The visa was granted to him on Tuesday. 52. Their visas were granted under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. 53. They ended up in a detention center in Nassau where they sought asylum from America, which would only grant visas to Hernandez, his wife and another man. 54. They claim the Sinn Fein leader was granted a visa for that purpose. 55. This week the House and the Senate overwhelmingly approved nonbinding resolutions that Lee be granted a visa. 56. To his dismay, he only found a few embassy officials, who were answering questions but not granting visas. 57. Though Li has scheduled his trip for next week, the US seems in no hurry to grant the visa. 58. Traditionally, the State Department has refused to grant entry visas to suspected terrorists. 59. While Cuba has released some political prisoners and has granted visas for some foreign priests, the church remains closely restricted by the state. 60. While it has granted temporary visas to American correspondents for individual reporting trips, the only American news organization to win permission for a permanent correspondent has been CNN. |