Trump Admin Closing Int’l Immigration Offices, Could Harm Military Abroad

on June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on recent... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on recent immigration issues relating to border security and the EB-5 Investor Visa Program. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The Trump administration plans to close its international immigration offices, a move that would likely harm members of the military stationed abroad who are trying to apply for citizenship, The Washington Post reported.

The move could also slow down family visa applications and adoptions.

In an email obtained by the Washington Post, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Francis Cissna told staff that the work would likely be shifted to the State Department if an agreement is reached between the two agencies.

“Change can be difficult and can cause consternation,” he said in the email to staff, according to the Post. “I want to assure you we will work to make this as smooth a transition as possible for each of our USCIS staff while also ensuring that those utilizing our services may continue to do so and our agency operations continue undisrupted.”

The Trump administration reportedly believes this will help decrease the backlog of immigration cases inside the U.S. Officials also think the move will save the government millions a year. However, critics say it is just another Trump administration move to slash legal immigration and discourage people from coming to the U.S.

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  1. But, it’s a way to show that the U.S. is against any kind of immigration … so that’s a great thing, right?

  2. Trump will continue to harm the military until they swear allegiance to him like the military has to Maduro.

  3. The next logical step after discouraging brown and black people from coming here is to set in motion mechanisms designed to entice or force those already here to leave.

    Heaven for Stephen Miller is everything in a few shades of white.

  4. So where can the US pick up a country or two for the browns and the blacks? Would buying a country cost more or less than a Wall?

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