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$1 Million Gold Card Visa Program Has Approved Only One Applicant So Far!

$1 Million Gold Card Visa Program Has Approved Only One Applicant So Far!

As reported by nbcnews: Lutnick said that the government had sold $1.3 billion "worth" in just several days. It's meant to replace the EB-5 program, a decades-old program that offered U.S. visas to people who invested about $1 million in a company with at least 10 employees.

Though only one person has been approved, "there are hundreds in the queue that they are going through," said Lutnick.

Each applicant pays a $15,000 fee for "rigorous vetting" of those applying to the program that eventually opens a path to U.S. citizenship.

While Trump has created a presidential identity partially around deporting immigrants without legal status, he has repeatedly supported skilled immigration to the U.S., which the gold card program could facilitate.

Source

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trumps-gold-card-visa-starting-1-million-granted-just-1-person-far-whi-rcna341855

u/Savings_Airport_6437 — 7 hours ago

How President Trump Is Closing America’s Biggest Immigration Loophole

An article shared by the press sec. Karolina Leavitt on X: President Trump’s efforts to curtail rampant abuse of asylum may be his most important immigration achievement.

The asylum system was originally for those fleeing specific, state-sponsored persecution. It was born out of Americans’ good-hearted generosity and compassion for those truly facing physical harm or even death for what they believe.

President Trump has systematically closed the administrative loophole by passing traditional visa protocols; the “legal” entry of asylum seekers at southwest ports of entry fell by a staggering 99.9 percent between December 2024 and February 2025 Additionally, the number of refugees admitted into the United States also declined by nearly 90 percent.

Immediately after taking office, the Trump administration turned CBP app into a platform for illegals to self-deport. Secondly the administration dismissed more than 100 activist judges and appointed 143 new jurists, many of whom have backgrounds as former DHS prosecutors or military lawyers.

Beyond the courtroom and the bench, the administration has issued executive orders to enact a historic contraction of the legal immigration flow from high-risk regions.

Immigrant visas for legal permanent residents fell by about half, thanks in part to the ban on immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries. By January 21, 2026, this ban extended to 92 countries to meet new national security vetting standards.

The DHS suspension of the Diversity Visa Lottery in late 2025 underscores this pivot toward a merit and security-based system.

By cutting immigrant visas by approximately 43 percent from 2024 levels, the Trump administration is ensuring that legal entry is once again a selective process that prioritizes the safety and economic stability of the American citizen.

For decades, this immigration “backlog” was strategically weaponized by open-border advocates to justify mass parole and de facto amnesty. By allowing immigration cases to pile up to nearly four million, previous administrations ensured that “deportation” became a mathematical impossibility.

By using the power of the Executive Branch, President Trump has closed the asylum loopholes, purged the activist bench, and stripped the economic incentives from those who would game the US system.

Source:

https://x.com/i/status/2047305808099049781

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u/Sorry-Feedback1115 — 4 hours ago

I-485 already filed — found two errors

Hi everyone, I just realized after my I-485 was already delivered to USCIS two days ago and my attorney make these mistakes

  1. I-485 Part 2, Item 1 was marked “Yes” for EOIR/removal proceedings, but I’m not in any proceedings. It should be “No.”

  2. On I-485 Supplement J, Question 10 says my I-140 is not approved, but it was actually approved about 2 years ago, so it should be “Yes.”

My package was already sent . I’m worried about delays, rejection,

Has anyone dealt with similar errors after filing? What usually happens in cases like this?

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u/CardSufficient7030 — 2 hours ago

"The Immigration System is Broken, And Its Time To Fix It"

In a video posted on X; Congresswoman Marria Salazar said:

“The DIGNITY Act is not just an immigration bill.

It is a national security bill. It is an economic bill. It is a workforce bill. It is an American values bill.

Veterans. Mixed-status families. Manufacturers. Faith leaders. Real voices from across the country are speaking with one message: the system is broken, and the time to fix it is now."

Rep Maria Salazar is pushing for work permits for immigrants who have stayed long in the US to be given permits to work and build the economy with the provision that there is no path that citizenship

u/Sorry-Feedback1115 — 1 day ago

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u/faisal_rahmn — 1 day ago

Transferred from Non local Fo to non local fo

Is it normal that i485 is transfered from Cleveland non local office to LA county non local office?

Is it not be more slower?

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u/PitchFun54 — 1 day ago