EMERGENCY: Immigrant Visa Interviews Paused Worldwide

EMERGENCY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PAUSED IMMIGRANT VISA INTERVIEWS AT U.S. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES AROUND THE WORLD. THAT IS FOR EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD FROM A TO Z AND BACK. THE MOST DANGEROUS WORD IN THAT SENTENCE IS PAUSE, BECAUSE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, PAUSE BECOMES POLICY. NOW THE STATE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS IT NEEDS TO RETRAIN CONSULAR OFFICERS ON PUBLIC CHARGE MEETING. ARE ALREADY EMAILS SAYING THEIR SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR POSTPONED. WAITING 5, 10, 15 YEARS FOR A GREEN CARD, THEY'RE BEING TOLD TO WAIT LONGER AND THEY'LL RECEIVE A NEW DATE. THERE IS NO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED DATE FOR WHEN REGULAR INTERVIEWS WILL RESUME. THIS IS NOT A SHUTDOWN OF EVERY VISA. TOURIST VISAS, STUDENT VISAS, TEMPORARY WORK VISAS, THEY'RE ALL STILL OKAY. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, THEY'RE STILL BEING PROCESSED. THIS CONCERNS GETTING A GREEN CARD AT A U.S. EMBASSY ABROAD, WHICH IS AN IMMIGRANT VISA, TO STATES AS A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT, FAMILY-BASED, EMPLOYMENT-BASED, INVESTMENT-BASED GREEN CARDS. THESE ARE SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND WORKERS, INVESTORS WHO FILED LEGAL PETITIONS, PAID GOVERNMENT FEES, SUBMITTED THEIR DOCUMENTS, PASSED BACKGROUND CHECKS, WAITED THEIR TURN FOR A GREEN CARD. AND REMEMBER THE ANTI-IMMIGRATION CROWD TOLD US FOR YEARS. FOLLOW THE LAW, FILE THE PROPER APPLICATION, WAIT YOUR TURN WILL BE WELCOMED IN THE U.S. THAT WAS CRAP, NOT TRUE. BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE DID EXACTLY WHAT ASKED TO DO. THEY PAID THE FEES, THEY WAITED MONTHS AND YEARS, SOMETIMES OVER A DECADE, AND NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUTTING THEM DOWN. LET'S STOP PRETENDING THIS IS ONLY ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THIS GAME WORKS. TRUMP DOESN'T FORMALLY ELIMINATE AN IMMIGRATION CONGRESS CREATED. THEY CALL IT A TEMPORARY PAUSE. DAYS BECOME WEEKS, WEEKS BECOME MONTHS. EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE HAS TO FILE A FEDERAL LAWSUIT. AND THEN FEDERAL JUDGES GET INVOLVED AND GENERALLY TELL TRUMP, "WHAT HE DID WAS ILLEGAL." BUT THE STRATEGY IS OBVIOUS: WHEN A COURT REJECTS ONE MECHANISM, CHANGE THE LABEL, ALTER THE PROCEDURE, AND TRY AGAIN. SO IS THIS NEW WORLDWIDE INTERVIEW PAUSE ALREADY ILLEGAL? I CAN'T HONESTLY SAY THAT YET. BUT IF THIS PAUSE GENUINELY TURNS INTO A HUGE DELAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN SAY THEY'RE TRAINING OFFICERS OVER SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT MONTHS, BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE KNOW. THAT IT'S A RUSE TO JUST STOP LEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND THEN LAWYERS ARE GOING TO BE BACK IN FEDERAL COURT, AND A FEDERAL JUDGE WILL REOPEN IMMIGRANT VISA BUT PEOPLE LOST 6, 7, 8 MONTHS. TRUMP WILL REACT WITH AFTER. ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENT. PRIOR SUCCESSFUL RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.