Trump administration extends green card ban, adds restrictions on some work visas
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June 23, 2020
On Monday, the Trump administration said that it was extending the ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations.
This follows the 60-day ban on green cards issued abroad in April, which was set to expire Monday.
The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, which are widely used by major American and Indian technology company workers and their families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for cultural exchanges and L-1 visas for managers and other key employees of multinational corporations.
There will be exemptions for food processing workers, which make up about 15% of H-2B visas, the official said.
The temporary ban would amount to a major restructuring of legal immigration if made permanent.
