The Trump administration has directed government officials to examine any “anti -” ideas and activities of immigrants applying for immigration benefits such as green cards and work permits, expand the grounds cited to deny those applications.
The policy unveiled by US citizenship and immigration services on Tuesday is the latest front in an attempt by a comprehensive Trump administration to restrict the access to legal immigration benefits, including comprehension and involving applicants.
Guidance This week, USCIS officials have been directed to determine whether the applicants for some immigration benefits have “An-American ideas or supports of an terrorist organization or group support, promoted, support, or otherwise espionage.” The USCIS said that groups may include organizations that promote aspos or antisemitic ideas and terrorism.
If the officials find out that applicants have any connection with these groups or share their views, the instructions instruct the authorities to consider that a “heavy negative factor” justifies the refusal of an application.
The policy will affect requests for immigration benefits that are discretionary, which means that USCIS can deny them, even if applicants fulfill the qualifications mentioned in the US law. Those cases include permanent American residence (also known as a green card), work permits and change for foreign students.
However, it was not immediately clear how USCIS would define “Anti-American” ideas and activities, the agency said it would be based on determination A provision of US immigration law This prevents immigrants from becoming an American citizen if it is found that they advocate for world communism, totalitarianism, violence against officials or the US government.
Under the guidance issued on Tuesday, USCIS officials have been ordered to investigate whether the applicant uses an immigration policy known as parole to enter America in an immigration context, allows for the arrival of parole immigrants who are unqualified to enter the US otherwise, who was used for the residents who were used for an prosecutor, who was used for an perspiratory residents. Is, which is for an in-arrival for American-use.
USCIS said it would pay attention to whether the applicants had “wrong or fraud” in parole applications.
Matthew Trainser, the top spokesperson of the USCIS, underlined Tuesday’s memorandum that American immigration benefits should not be given to those who “hate the country.”
“American citizenship and immigration services are committed to implementing policies and procedures that exclude American opponents and support the enforcement of rigorous screening and measures of perfection,” Trageser said.
Stephen Yale-Lohar, an expert in the US immigration law, expressed concern about how USCIS would implement its latest guidance, in which the language is called “very subjective”.
Yale-Lahar said, “This memorandum gives usCis adjudicators more reasons than before to deny a petition on discretionary grounds.”
While President Trump has created a rift in his second functioning agenda on illegal immigration central, his administration has also tightened access to the legal immigration system.
Last week, USCIS said it will happen Expand a “good moral character” assessment In the US citizenship process. This requirement was historically satisfied when applicants lacked severe criminal history or disqualified conduct on their records. But now, authorities have been instructed to weigh various positive factors, such as the participation of applicants in the community, and negative factors, such as repeating traffic violations, to determine if someone has a good moral character.
The Trump administration earlier also announced measures to screen more aggressively to those applying for the US immigration status, including more emphasis on the social media activity of the applicants.
