Weekly Immigration Round-Up: Biden Restarts Processing Permanent Residence Visas; Court Weakens Deportation Moratorium; Supreme Court Examines Immigrant “Wealth Testâ€
Friday, February 26, 2021
President Biden Ends Restrictions on Permanent Residence Visas
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced it was rescinding a Trump-era order halting the issuance of permanent residence visas to most family members of United States citizens and current permanent residents.
The order barred anyone other than the spouse or minor child of a U.S. citizen from obtaining legal permanent residency through a family-based petition. The Trump administration, which first instituted the policy in April 2020, stated that it was necessary in order to protect the U.S. labor market during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy prevented tens of thousands of siblings, parents, and adult children of U.S. citizens and permanent residents from coming to the United States.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/weekly-immigration-round-biden-restarts-processing-permanent-residence-visas-court
