Trump latest tweet

[NYCgirlie]

“In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!”

[givemeliberty]

My interview was supposed to be April 23 and this is making me sick to my stomach.

[almostthereNJ]

this is nuts. will this impact people currently in the country in status but still in th greens are process?!

[bugistuta]

Commenting, so that I can follow thread — March 31 EB1-A interview canceled because of COVID-19.

[lts63]

I guess we have to wait till the executive order is published now.

[givemeliberty]

I'll get in touch with an immigration attorney tomorrow and will keep you posted.

Please do! I didn’t use a lawyer so I have no clue who to ask for more info. I’m really really hoping this won’t affect those of us who already applied.

[aprild]

Hope it won't effect the people like us who already applied.

I just watched a video from a lawyer according to the last Tweet of the president. He says the tweet is not clear so he says we will understand when they published the order on next Monday I guess. This really hurts and gives more pain.. I have been waiting for 6 years.

[lts63]

Nytimes article

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has said health concerns justified moving swiftly to bar asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants from entering the country, alarming immigration advocates who have said that Mr. Trump and his advisers were using a global pandemic to further hard-line immigration policies.

But the president’s late-night announcement on Monday signals his most wide-ranging attempt yet to seal the country off from the rest of the world. A formal order temporarily barring the provision of new green cards and work visas could come as early as the next few days, according to several people familiar with the plan.

Under such an executive order, the Trump administration would no longer approve any applications from foreigners to live and work in the United States for an undetermined period of time, effectively shutting down the legal immigration system in the same way the president has long advocated closing the borders to illegal immigration.

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It was not immediately clear what legal basis Mr. Trump would claim to justify shutting down most immigration.

Workers who have for years received visas to perform specialized jobs in the United States would also be denied permission to arrive, though some workers in some industries deemed critical could be exempted from the ban, the people familiar with the president’s discussion said.

The number of visas issued to foreigners abroad looking to immigrate to the United States has declined by about 25 percent, to 462,422 in the 2019 fiscal year from 617,752 in 2016.

[NeneQE]

This is beyond frightening!!! What then happens to us who had interviews scheduled but were canceled due to the COVID shot down...in fact everyone who has pending cases. USCIS has accepted all our fees which were expensive. All the time and money invested in the whole process will just be obsolete? Why is he focusing on immigration instead of strategies to defeat this current health crisis which should be his top priority.

[wish123]

God!! What happens to people who are stuck in India and have valid work visa's. I delayed my vacation from Dec to March and the whole world got screwed up!
I am grateful that I am safe at home with family, but hope would be still allowed to travel back.

[ihaveit29]

I wonder how will this affect current greencard holders - permanent and conditional ones?

[lts63]

Nytimes reports : Ban on new green cards and work visas.

[bobm445]

If you are already in the country I wouldn't Panic. The way I see this is that if you live in a foreign country you wont be coming to the states anytime soon. The spread of disease and the lack of jobs right now seem to be his greatest concern. I think if you already have a visa and are physically here or adjusting status you will be ok. I am no expert in immigration. My wife is a green card holder and I don't see him telling her she has to go home. Courts wouldn't allow it. As far as your work visas if there is no work I'm not sure what will happen. What would happen if you lost your job, would you have to go home? Don't take this as he wants to send every foreigner home, he wants to slow the spread of the Virus and get the economy back up and running again.

[longee94]

If you are in the US already and have a pending application, I would guess you will be fine. You probably won’t get a green card anytime soon, but with the closure of CIS offices, you knew that already. CIS could still probably accept petitions and process as they normally would, just not issue the new card (again, this already wasn’t happening). This EO, while scary, more than likely does not apply to most here and doesn’t change an awful lot.

[lts63]

If you have an h1b and lose your job you have 50 days to find a new job or else you must leave.

For certain other categories of visa it is 30 days.