Trump Admin Tightens Legal Immigration Rules | Charleston News

The Trump administration is cracking down on legal immigration with sweeping new moves: pausing global immigrant visa appointments, training consular officers to aggressively screen applicants for security and compliance, and preparing to revoke visas already issued — including B-1 and B-2 visas for those who entered legally but later sought asylum. This marks a major escalation beyond previous country-specific bans, targeting up to 200,000 people believed to have planned asylum from the start. Amid legal challenges and criticism over past policies that tore families apart, the State Department defends these actions as necessary to protect Americans and public funds, while also pushing proposals like higher H-1B fees and tighter student/journalist limits — all as part of a broader effort to tighten legal immigration. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e206012d3b67b57e