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US President Donald Trump has extended the ban on issuing permanent residence permits in the United States for certain categories of foreigners until March 31, 2021.
On December 30, 2020, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, continued with the partial ban on American immigration. This is stated on the White House website.
On April 22, Trump signed a decree temporarily prohibiting the issuance of permanent residence permits in the United States for certain categories of foreigners. In particular, the ban included green card lottery winners who wanted to meet green card recipients, applicants for H-1B, L-1, J, H-2B visas and other temporary work visas. for skilled workers, managers and assistants. the farm.
The ban is meant to protect American jobs for immigrants amid the coronavirus crisis, Trump said.
The ban was in effect for two months, but Trump extended it until the end of the year in June. After a further extension, the ban will remain in effect until March 31, 2021.
President-elect Joe Biden has criticized the restrictions, but has yet to say whether he will lift them immediately, Reuters notes. The agency emphasizes that Trump has issued bans in the form of presidential proclamations that can be quickly lifted.
An outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.
By information The American Johns Hopkins University, United States, ranks first in the spread of the virus: almost 20 million people fell ill there, 345.8 thousand died.
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