When it comes to immigration, Trump has a pretty strict stance

President Donald Trump currently leads the administration of the US and his cabinet has always been focused on reducing immigration at all costs, using all the tools at its disposal.

The Trump administration undoubtedly changed the country’s history regarding immigration, mainly because its strategies tend to be quite strict and notorious, which have substantially restricted legal and illegal immigration through more than 400 changes in local policies.

President Trump states that mass immigration is detrimental to the US and affects local workers, who lose opportunities because foreign workforce is often less expensive.

Adding to that, the sudden arrival of the global Coronavirus pandemic also allowed the Trump administration to increase restrictions and requirements for foreigners to request a legal entry or residence permit.

Let’s look at some of the changes implemented by the Trump administration on the immigration sector:

• The Muslim ban.
• Restrictions on the business immigration sector. The Trump administration has increased requirements and the process for local companies to hire highly qualified foreign workers is more difficult today.
• The Trump administration implemented in 2019, with the approval of the Mexican government, the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), which states that asylum seekers must remain in Mexico while receiving responses to their immigration applications.
  In fact, this policy is also known as “Remain in Mexico.” However, it has received countless criticism because of conditions in which asylum seekers live in dangerous cities in Mexico or in temporary shelters.
• The legal battle against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an immigration program that offers protection to young people, who came to the country without legal documentation as minors.
  The Trump administration has tried to remove this immigration benefit on several occasions, which would leave thousands of immigrants in limbo.

Immigrants fear Trump will make one last attempt to curb immigration

The most recent presidential election in the US took place on November 3, 2020. President Trump was seeking re-election. However, the American population elected Democratic nominee Joe Biden as the country’s 46th president, who will take office in January 2021.

The Biden administration has a diametrically opposite view, compared to Trump, when it comes to the immigration sector. Biden plans to increase benefits and possibilities for immigrants to obtain residence permits and legal alternatives.

Therefore, immigrant communities fear that the Trump administration will try to restrict immigration and increase deportations during its last weeks, so there is growing anguish and expectation among immigrant rights advocates, who assure that Trump’s cabinet has a long list of executive orders to curb immigration in the US.

Follow legal processes and protect your future

It is imperative to clarify that the intention of the Trump administration has always been primarily to reduce illegal immigration. Therefore, if you follow legal processes and submit your immigration application with the required documentation, you will most likely get a positive response.

If you have any questions about an immigration issue or relating to a case you may have currently in progress, then please don’t hesitate to contact us for a FREE Phone Consultation with one of our expert immigration attorneys.

Simply call Motion Law today at: (202) 918-1799.