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News Articles: green card

A worker bathes a racehorses on the backside of a horse racing track in Louisville, Ky., on April 30, 2025.

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  • USPS

As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Travelers wait in the security line at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston on Dec. 21, 2023.

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  • National

What green-card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad

Recently, green-card and visa holders have been facing tougher scrutiny at airports. Immigration attorneys give tips on how reduce the chances of running into problems while traveling.

March 29, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Hundreds stand outside of a New York courthouse to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was arrested by federal immigration agents in New York City.

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  • National

'Doesn't make any sense': Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer on govt. efforts to deport him

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mahmoud Khalil's attorney, Amy Greer, about her client's recent arrest. Khalil, a green card holder, is currently being detained by ICE officers.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Levitt,
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • and 2 more
Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate in Lower Manhattan on Monday, after immigration officers arrested a leader of the protests at Columbia University against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent faces of the university's protest movement, was arrested on March 9.

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  • Politics

White House says immigration officials are seeking more pro-Palestinian protesters

Following the arrest of pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Department of Homeland Security is working to make additional arrests.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Pro-Palestinian supporters, including Mahmoud Khalil (second from left), demonstrate during a protest at Columbia University in New York in October 2023.

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  • National

Arrest of pro-Palestinian protester shows escalation in Trump deportation efforts

The move is an escalation in President Trump's effort to increase deportations from the U.S. and strip protections from those who violate the new administration's priorities.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Adrian Florido
President Trump speaks to reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card

The new visa program would effectively replace the current EB-5 investor visa program, and the proceeds could be used for deficit reduction.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Author Keri Smith rode out the pandemic in Canada, where she was born. Now she's worried about returning to her home in Northampton, Mass.

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  • National

Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic.

July 24, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Clive Thompson reads aloud the letter that means he and his wife, Oneita, no longer need to fear deportation. They are joined by their son, Timothy, 15.

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  • National

'All Our Opportunity Was Taken Away': Sanctuary Family Slowly Restarts Life

The Thompsons, originally from Jamaica, spent 843 days living in churches in Philadelphia to avoid deportation. Now they are free, but reentry comes with new challenges.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff
On Wednesday, President Biden lifted a Trump-era ban on green cards issued outside the United States and temporary work visas.

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  • National

Biden Reopens Gateway For Green Cards And Work Visas, Reversing Trump COVID-19 Freeze

The change means the wait is over for hundreds of thousands of job-seeking foreigners and those pursuing permanent residency in the U.S. to apply for the coveted immigration documents.

February 25, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo

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