White House plans to extend new immigration restrictions

By Katherine Doyle

Published May 8, 2020 4:58pm ET

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White House plans to extend new immigration restrictions — According to the State Department, EB-5 administers about 10,000 "green cards" annually, just a small fraction of the more than 500,000 immigration visas approved by the federal government each year. | DorotaSeweryn

The White House is preparing to expand and extend new immigration restrictions for months and possibly years, according to a new report.

President Trump’s advisers are planning a new executive order that would suspend some new temporary work visas. The order is expected this month, and while it is viewed as temporary, it may need to stay in place until a vaccine is made widely available in the United States and across the Americas, administration officials told the Wall Street Journal.

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