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The Trump administration has been targeting some permanent residents and visa holders with legal status and without criminal convictions.

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Immigration fees may go up and green card applicants could be hard hit

Juliana Kim

Facing a budget crunch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to raise the cost of applications. Attorneys say it could make green cards harder to obtain for working class immigrants.

Coronavirus is complicating an already lengthy process for immigrants to the U.S. American consulates and embassies have curtailed operations. And last week President Trump, citing the pandemic, extended a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and suspended certain work visas for foreign workers.

U.S. Authorities Rescind Policy That Cost Immigrants Green Cards Or Visas Over 'Innocent Mistakes'

Daniel Shoer Roth

The 2018 policy had granted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicators broader authority to issue case denials over mistakes or missing documents without giving applicants the opportunity to fix them and provide additional documentation.

After Supreme Court Decision Many Haitians, Central Americans With TPS Won’t Be Able To Get Green Cards

Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald

Thousands of immigrants from Haiti, Central America and elsewhere with temporary immigration status in the United States will not be able to become green card holders, or permanent U.S. residents, if they entered the country illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

On Wednesday, President Biden lifted a Trump-era ban on green cards issued outside the United States and temporary work visas.

Biden Reopens Gateway For Green Cards Reversing Trump COVID-19 Freeze

Vanessa Romo

The change means the wait is over for hundreds of thousands of job-seeking foreigners and those pursuing permanent residency in the U.S. to apply for the coveted immigration documents.

‘Public Charge’ Screenings Available Free For Low-Income Immigrants in South Florida

Starting Monday, low-income immigrants will be at a greater risk of being denied a visa or a green card.The Trump administration’s new “public charge…

Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, announces new rule changes for immigrants seeking legal status.

Florida Policy Analysts: Public Charge Rule Could Have 'Ripple' Effect

Daylina Miller

A new Department of Homeland Security rule means immigrants legally in the United States may no longer be eligible for green cards if they use food...

New Rules Can Deny Green Cards For Immigrants On Food Stamps

Associated Press

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is moving ahead with one of its most aggressive steps to restrict legal immigration, denying green cards…

New Trump Immigration Plan Would Overhaul Green Card System

After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan as he tries to convince the American public and…

Children of Mexican immigrants wait to receive a free health checkup inside a mobile clinic at the Mexican Consulate in Denver, Colo., in 2009. The Trump administration wants to ratchet up scrutiny of the use of social services by immigrants. That's already led some worried parents to avoid family health care.

Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

Ashley Lopez

A Texas girl needs autism treatment, but her immigrant mother is afraid of turning to Medicaid. As more U.S. children go without health coverage, border watchers partly blame politics of intimidation.

South Florida Leaders Reject 'Public Charge' Policy That Denies Green Cards For Welfare Recipients

Several Miami-Dade County commissioners and immigration advocates protested Monday the Trump administration's proposed policy change that would deny green…

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said a proposed rule being submitted for public comment is designed to ensure that immigrants "are not likely to become burdens on American taxpayers."

Trump Administration Will Seek To Limit Green Cards For Immigrants Needing Public Aid

Emma Bowman

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new rule that would expand Trump administration efforts to restrict immigrants' access to welfare programs.