Trump Shuts Down Office Helping Immigrants With Green Cards, H-1B Visas
US President Donald Trump has shut down the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman, the agency which helped thousands of immigrants deal with complicated visa-related issues.
The decision, experts and lawyers fear, is likely to have a direct bearing on applicants for green cards, international students on F-1 visas, and holders of H-1B visas - many from the Indian diaspora.
The closure will make the CIS less accountable and transparent, according to a report in The Economic Times.
Visa holders frequently turned to the Ombudsman when administrative delays threatened their legal status, Rajiv S. Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration lawyer, told the English daily.
Mr Хана добави, че „ притежателите на визи от F-1 и H-1B се обърнаха към омбудсмана на Оперативно-наблюдателно дело “, когато се натъкнаха на бюрократични трудности в USCIS. Той означи, че този ход „ заплашваше техния легален статут и занаят. “
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