If Trump puts Nigeria on the "travel ban" list, does that mean my fiance is banned?

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30 minutes ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

It's an attempt to redefine what "subject to its jurisdiction" means - this will take a looong time to litigate...

If people illegally in the US weren't "subject to its jurisdiction" then they could commit murder and not be arrested. That's obviously not the case.

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Executive Order 13780 (the final version of the "Muslim ban" or "travel ban"), as amended by Presidential Proclamation 9983 from February 21, 2020, suspended the entry of Nigerian nationals as immigrants. However, multiple federal court injunctions (including from the Supreme Court) blocked the various travel bans from affecting immigrants with a "bona fide relationship" to a U.S. person. What exactly constituted a "bona fide relationship" was somewhat vague, but a spousal or fiance relationship meets any reasonable definition. After all, you have to, quite literally, prove a bona fide relationship exists before a K-1 visa is issued.

 

This is just somewhat-informed speculation on my part, but I would say: it is possible, but not certain, that Trump tries another iteration of the travel ban. He talked about it to some extent during his most recent campaign, but it was much less prominent than during his 2016 campaign. So, it may happen, but it's by no means a foregone conclusion. If it does happen, just like last time, federal court injunctions would almost certainly exempt immigrants with a bona fide relationship to a U.S. citizen. Even still, such a situation would inevitably cause significant uncertainty, stress, and financial costs in the form of attorney's fees. 

 

I'm sorry that this is something you have to worry about now, and I hope for your sake, and for the sake of everyone else in your position, that this won't be an issue.

 

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On 1/21/2025 at 10:21 AM, OldUser said:

USCIS doesn't refund any money ever. Not under any circumstances 

The USCIS is currently returning nearly $55 M dollars in application fees from Biden's Keep Families Together act that republics shot down

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On 1/22/2025 at 6:32 AM, SJinCA said:

This is just somewhat-informed speculation on my part, but I would say: it is possible, but not certain, that Trump tries another iteration of the travel ban.

 

 

From Monday’s Executive Order - 

 

"(b)  Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, a report:

(i)   identifying countries throughout the world for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)); and"

 

We just don’t know which countries will be on it yet.