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Trump order to bar new green cards, not temporary visas

by Associated Press
| April 22, 2020 5:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States." But an executive order he is expected to sign Wednesday to implement the change would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers.

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