Washington Post investigating whether Melania Trump’s parents are using ‘chain migration’

By Naomi Lim

Published February 21, 2018 7:28pm ET

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Washington Post investigating whether Melania Trump’s parents are using ‘chain migration’ — Viktor and Amalija Knavs, the parents of first lady Melania Trump, walk from Marine One across the South Lawn to the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The Knavses, originally from Slovenia, possess green cards, but their attorney Michael Wildes declined to tell the Washington Post Wednesday how they gained their immigration status. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

First lady Melania Trump’s parents are reportedly legal permanent residents who are close to obtaining U.S. citizenship, raising questions over whether they benefited from “chain migration,” the controversial immigration policy the Trump administration is seeking to curb.

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