The Trump administration’s reaction to the health emergency

We were not ready to feel the impact of a global pandemic. The sudden arrival and massive outbreak of the Coronavirus took governments around the world by surprise. They had to implement emergency measures and strategies to mitigate the impact of the sanitary emergency, safeguard essential resources, save as many lives as possible, strengthen the health system and protect the local economy.

In the case of the US, the Trump administration decided to close the borders and ban the entry of foreigners, at least until the threat to public health diminished. This was a strategy also implemented by dozens of countries to avoid the export and import of the virus, but it was almost inevitable since COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus through human contact and its spread was massive.

Since the Trump administration closed the US’ borders in April 2020, thousands of foreigners, who already had legal residence permits or had a pending process, could not enter the country. Immigrant rights advocates state that the current president and his cabinet are using the health emergency as an excuse to further restrict immigration, which has been a main purpose of his administration.

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Federal judge lifts restriction that ban the entry of immigrants with new Green Cards

Due to the closure of the borders during the health crisis, hundreds of relatives of American citizens or legal residents have not been able to enter the US even if their Green Card applications have already been approved.

The Green Card or legal permanent residence (LPR) allows immigrants to settle in the US, build a life, a promising future, and share with their families.

However, the Trump administration banned the entry of immigrants, who applied for a Green Card and already had the approval. They only needed to follow a consular process in their countries to enter the US legally and receive their permanent residence cards.

A group of 181 local citizens and permanent residents filed a lawsuit, asking the Trump administration to lift this restriction and allow their family members to enter the country since they already had the necessary approval to reclaim their Green Cards.

On Friday, December 11, 2020, a federal judge in California ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and ordered the Trump administration to process the entry applications of immigrants who have already received approval for their Green Cards and only need to enter the US to have it physically.

Important fact

It is important to clarify that the judge’s ruling benefits only the 181 plaintiffs and their relatives. However, this news is truly positive for immigrants who have already received a positive response to their Green Card applications, but have not been able to come to the US due to border restrictions.

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