Obama Immigration Order May Have Compromised National Security
January 29, 2019
|
IRLI Staff
IRLI sues State Dept. for details on order to fast-track visa applications
WASHINGTON - The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, has filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of State seeking agency records related to an Obama-era executive order, Executive Order (EO) #13597. That order fast-tracked nonimmigrant visa (NIV) processing worldwide, and expanded the number of NIVs from select countries, raising questions about whether national security was compromised as a result.
The EO directed the Departments of State and Homeland Security to increase NIV processing capacity in China and Brazil by 40 percent each, and to ensure that 80 percent of worldwide NIV applicants are scheduled for a visa interview within a mere three weeks of the time their applications are received.
https://www.irli.org/single-post/2019/01/29/Obama-Immigration-Order-May-Have-Compromised-National-Security?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1YCx9sab1gIVnbXACh3njA17EAMYAyAAEgK7vvD_BwE
