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Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted, but Processing Capacity Remains Limited Due to Pandemic

Immigrant Visa Ban Lifted, but Processing Capacity Remains Limited Due to Pandemic

by Troy Palmer | Mar 2, 2021 | Immigration Policy Updates

President Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards for new immigrants outside the United States that the Trump administration had put in place early in the pandemic. Claiming immigrants were a “risk to the U.S. labor market” in a pandemic-ravaged economy, the...

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