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Few Foreign Visitors to U.S. Overstay Visa, Federal Report Says

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — A little over 1 percent of the nearly 45 million foreign visitors to the United States overstayed their work or tourist visas last year, according to a long-awaited report by the Department of Homeland Security.

The report, released late Tuesday, comes as Congress is examining the visa system in the United States after the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., last month that left 14 people dead and 22 wounded. Tashfeen Malik, one of the attackers, was granted entry to the United States under a K-1 visa, also known as a fiancé visa. Her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, was an American-born citizen. Both died in a shootout with the police.

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