Vita huset backar: De med green card påverkas inte
Personer från länder som påverkas av Donald Trumps hårdare reseregler kommer att släppas in i USA om de har så kallade green card. Det sa Trumps stabschef Reince Priebus till NBC:s ”Meet the press” på söndagen.
– Personer med green card kommer inte påverkas i framtiden, sa Priebus.
Han tillade att gränspolisen förbehåller sig rätten att omhänderta och förhöra ”misstänkta resenärer från vissa länder”.
I går uppgav det amerikanska utrikesdepartementet att även personer med green card, som motsvarar arbetstillstånd och uppehållstillstånd, skulle stoppas om de är medborgare i något av de länder som berörs av de nya reglerna. Senare ändrade man sig och sa att dessa personer skulle behöva genomgå ytterligare bakgrundskontroller.
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Green card i USA
Wikipedia (en)
United States lawful permanent residency is the immigration status of a person authorized to live and work in the United States of America permanently.
A United States Permanent Resident Card (USCIS Form I-551), formerly Alien Registration Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-151), is an identification card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien in the United States. It is known informally as a green card because it was green from 1946 until 1964 and on May 11, 2010 it was reverted to the color green. Green card also refers to an immigration process of becoming a permanent resident. The green card serves as proof that its holder, a lawful permanent resident (LPR), has been officially granted immigration benefits, which include permission to reside and take employment in the United States. The holder must maintain permanent resident status, and can be removed from the United States if certain conditions of this status are not met.
Green cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135) dismantled INS and separated the former agency into three components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The first, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) handles applications for immigration benefits. Two other agencies were created to oversee the INS's former functions of immigration enforcement: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), respectively.
Permanent residents of the United States eighteen years of age or older must carry their actual green card at all times. Failing to do so is a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, carrying the possibility of a fine up to $100 and/or imprisonment for up to 30 days for each offense. Only the federal government can impose these penalties.
Green cards are valid for 10 years for permanent residents, and 2 years for conditional permanent residents. After this period, the card must be renewed or replaced.
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