Democrats introduce amendment to offer previously denied visas

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, three Democratic members of the US House of Representatives introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 (October-September) Homeland Security funding bill. This amendment has already been approved by the Appropriations Committee.

Broadly speaking, the amendment would allow individuals, who were unable to submit visa applications due to Trump’s travel restrictions or bans, to have another opportunity to present their cases.

This proposal focuses on two main points:

1. Repairing the damage caused by Trump’s so-called “Muslim Ban” and allowing foreign nationals affected by this restriction to submit visa applications.
2. The amendment would make Diversity Lottery visas available to people affected by Trump’s travel bans.

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What is Trump’s “Muslim ban”?

During his first days in office, former Republican President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, banning nationals of certain countries from entering the US, especially Muslim territories. During the following years, between 2017 and 2020, former President Trump added more countries to the travel ban list, also through Presidential Proclamations. These travel restrictions are known as “Trump’s Muslim Ban”.

To give a little more context, these executive orders banned the issuance of visas for nationals of these countries, which clearly affected thousands of people, including individuals whose visa applications had already been approved or were under review. When implementing these restrictions, Trump explained that it was his administration’s duty to protect the US from terrorist activity coming from these territories, a premise that has been contradicted multiple times.

President Joe Biden, who took office earlier this year, lifted most of Trump’s travel bans. However, this does not remove the fact that these limitations did indeed affect vulnerable populations.

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What is the Diversity Visa Lottery?

Annually, the US randomly grants 50,000 Green Cards through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery. This program is available to nationals of certain countries that do not have a high migration rate to the US.

It is worth explaining that when foreign nationals hold a Green Card, they automatically become an LPR (Lawful Permanent Resident). That is why this program is a great benefit for immigrant communities that, if it were not for this option, would have no other means to come to the US.

Therefore, the aforementioned amendment seeks to allow foreign nationals affected by Trump’s “Muslim Ban” to participate in the Diversity Visa Lottery.

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