Trump's New Immigration Policy Could Restrict Green Cards for Travel Ban Nationals: What You Need to Know

Nov 16, 2025 12:56 pm CST

The Trump administration is preparing a significant change to immigration policy that would use nationality as a negative factor when evaluating green card and other benefit applications for people from 19 countries under the travel ban. This policy shift would affect individuals already in the US, with critics calling it an escalation in restrictions on legal immigration.