Immigration Suspension Executive Order - MEGA THREAD

[ultrasoul 56]

When the "Muslim" travel ban was instituted, were folks from affected countries with approved immigrant visas in their passports still allowed to enter? My parents in law have approved IR-5 immigrant visas in their passports (their interviews were completed back in late Jan thankfully before all embassies got shut down) and have flight tickets to enter the US mid-June. Trying to get a better sense of past EO implementations to see if I should be moving up their flights to early May instead before the EO gets implemented

Edited April 21, 2020 by ultrasoul

[MexicoExpat 18]

1 hour ago, RonnieKris said:

Is there even the slightest possibility that immigrants and others coming to America could have the virus?

Good thing there's a medical exam before receiving the green card. 

[Ontarkie 14,707]

~~Thread is reopened. Please stick to the topic and keep personal attacks out of this thread. Until we know more about what is going on lets try not to attack one another.~~

[TBoneTX 46,711]

Several dozen posts have been removed for derailing, pure political venom, and posts quoting.

Multiple warnings from Moderation have been ignored, as one member has learned the hard way.

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As others have suggested, not enough is known about this suggested action to be worthy of panic.

Before drawing judgments, please keep that in mind and wait for more information.

Everyone sympathizes with the natural trauma of the immigration process and the additional stress of the unknown.

Please keep the faith.

[mandsophia 160]

any better clarification this morning? i have looked through cnn, politico and usual sources and it says something different everywhere, AKA just speculative Most seem to say it will only include employment visas that have yet to be issued outside the USA but some articles are still peddling "all immigration"

[LeoUSA 57]

3 minutes ago, mandsophia said:

any better clarification this morning? i have looked through cnn, politico and usual sources and it says something different everywhere, AKA just speculative Most seem to say it will only include employment visas that have yet to be issued outside the USA but some articles are still peddling "all immigration"

I read everywhere, i could not see one article mentioning family visas. Not a single one

[Fox123 7]

Hi guys, his tweet speaks specifically about immigration into the US, but anything on those who are ALREADY here in the US? We (wife and I) are about to go through removing condition on a green card here and any chances that might be affected? 

 

Thanks guys.

Edited April 21, 2020 by Fox123

[mandsophia 160]

Just now, Fox123 said:

Hi guys, his tweet speaks specifically about immigration into the US, but we are about to go through removing condition on a green card here and any chances that might be affected? 

 

Thanks guys.

I am in the same boat (but next year) and in this thread, most of us guessed we would not be affected as we are already permanent residents 

[Sweetdreaming 397]

1 minute ago, LeoUSA said:

I read everywhere, i could not see one article mentioning family visas. Not a single one

Right, but it falls under "suspend immigration" until we get some clarification anything and everything is on the table.

[fewstee 46]

I think the short answer is nobody knows anything, including what exactly is meant by "immigration." The President is not known for his precise word choice, so whether this is about immigration visas specifically or all visas or only work visas is anyone's guess. In fact, administration lawyers have not even developed the policy yet: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/coronavirus-trump-immigration/2020/04/21/a2a465aa-837a-11ea-9728-c74380d9d410_story.html?itid=mc_magnet-coronavirus_2 . This article suggests it might be published Tuesday. 

[cymbalseatguitars 24]

speaking as someone with a political science degree, who has very strong opinions on immigration matters and is happy to discuss them at length in the appropriate settings, I can’t emphasise how deeply frustrating it is to come to this thread for information and to see it completely polluted by people debating the merits. have empathy and be considerate to people who are reading this to get some sense of whether their lives are about to radically alter

[SalishSea 18,376]

9 minutes ago, MexicoExpat said:

Good thing there's a medical exam before receiving the green card. 

We have yet to see whether COVID19 testing or antibody titers will be added to the GC medical exam requirements.

[SalishSea 18,376]

11 minutes ago, mandsophia said:

any better clarification this morning? i have looked through cnn, politico and usual sources and it says something different everywhere, AKA just speculative Most seem to say it will only include employment visas that have yet to be issued outside the USA but some articles are still peddling "all immigration"

At this point, it is still all speculation.  I haven't checked yet to see whether the May 2020 Visa Bulletin has been released - as of yesterday it had not, which some took as a clue.

[BBlueB 35]

Will Trump's immigration suspension affect the Citizenship process?

 

"Trump administration officials on Tuesday morning scrambled to finalize an executive order after President Donald Trump said in a late-night tweet he would temporarily suspend immigration to the United States as the nation battles the health and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

"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!" he tweeted."

 

[SalishSea 18,376]

1 hour ago, RonnieKris said:

President Trump is stopping the virus by temporarily halting immigration.

Uh, too late for that.  It is already here.