Top US immigration official defends rule targeting ‘anti-American’ views in green card, visa process
A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutiny of “anti-American” views when applying for green cards or benefits. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration director Joseph Edlow is defending a new rule targeting ‘anti-American’ views in immigration benefits, saying it doesn’t target political beliefs. Edlow is overseeing the pivotal immigration agency at a time when President Donald Trump is upending traditional immigration policy and charging ahead with an aggressive agenda that restricts who gets to come into the U.S. through legal pathways. In a wide-ranging interview on Monday, Edlow also detailed problems he sees with a training program that’s popular with international students – but hated by some Trump supporters as well as why his agency’s agents are now being armed.