Trump extends immigration restrictions until the end of the year and expanded them to other work visas.

President Donald Trump expanded his offensive against immigrants, extending and expanding the restrictions that will stop legal immigration to the United States until the end of the year.

The new order expands the measure and goes further by pausing new H-1B tech worker visas, H-2B temporary worker visas, certain work exchange and education visitor visas, and L executive transfer visas.

It applies to people who wish to enter the US as immigrants who are currently outside the United States and who do not have a valid immigrant visa issued in their passport or a valid official travel document (for example, permit departure, bill of lading, or letter of carriage) allowing entry or admission into the U.S.

It will especially affect the beneficiaries of a family petition in the following classifications:

• Parents of US Citizens (IR);
• Children of unmarried US citizens over the age of 21 (F1);
• Spouses of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2A);
• Unmarried children under the age of 21, of LPR Lawful Permanent Residents (F2A);
• Unmarried children over 21 years of age, of LPR Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B);
• Married children of US citizens (F3);
• Siblings of US Citizens (F4);

The following categories are exempt:

• Spouses of US Citizens (IR);
• Children of US citizens under the age of 21 and potential adoptees seeking to enter on an IR-4 or IH-4 visa;
• US Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);

IACO is closely monitoring the situation, and will post any updates immediately on our website: https://www.iacoimmigration.org/