Trump extends green card ban, bars entry under certain work visas for rest of 2020
As expected, President Donald Trump recently signed an Executive Order (EO) suspending the entry into the United States of certain people eligible for temporary work visas, their spouses, and children effective June 24 until December 31, 2020. The order also extends an earlier ban on the “green card” entry of new immigrants (with certain exceptions) to the same date. The stated reason for the new proclamation is to open up jobs for U.S. workers who the president believes are competing with foreign workers. (Earlier orders banning the entry of people arriving from China, Iran, the Schengen area of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil because of concerns about the spread of COVID-19 are still in place.)
Who isn’t affected by new entry limits
First, the new proclamation does not apply if you: