Trump-era visa crackdown trims US legal immigration in 2025
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The Washington Post reports the State Department issued about 250,000 fewer visas in the first eight months of 2025 than in 2024, with large declines for India, China and the Philippines, as Trump-era policies such as travel bans, paused visa interviews, and staffing cuts reshape who can immigrate legally to the United States and may influence job creation and innovation.
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- Trump’s war on immigrants is ‘absolutely swamping’ the courts. It’s not making anyone safer. The Boston Globe
- Shock and disbelief: how Trump’s policies are reshaping immigration in the US Irish Examiner
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