A "Green Card" is a popular term for "Permanent Residence". Before obtaining a Green Card, immigrants come into the US on any of a number of visas (student visa, research visa, worker's visa, asylum visa, etc.) that, once the visa terms are fulfilled (i.e,. the student finishes his/her studies, the worker's contract terminates, the research project has ended, etc.), entitle their holder to apply for Permanent Residence (or a Green Card). Not all visas are eligible for a Change of Status from visa holder to resident: For example, a tourist visa cannot, under any circumstance, be changed to a Permanent Residence. Those who enter on a tourist visa and then overstay their visa (i.e. don't leave the country after the period of time grants) become illegal aliens and are subject to deportation.
For the first time in US history, the Trump Fascists want to impose on applicants for a Green Card an ideological purity test that essentially boils down to something like, " Are you with Trump or against Trump?" This is what happens when a democracy truns into an ideological Gulag or concentration camp.
This is what happened to Alexei Navalny, a political rival of Putin, who was murdered on the orders of Putin himself according to the late opposition leader's former chief of staff, Leonid Volkov. Now Trump may not have yet reached the apex of a Putin-like dictatorship that openly and wantonly assassinates its opponents, but he is well on his way.
To the would-be immigrants of the world: You have to swear allegiance to Trump if you want to come to the US. You cannot express any political opinion that is critical of Trump. You cannot have opinions about Israel that differ from the "official" US position on Israel (when in fact there is no "official" position on Israel, there are many different opinions among US citizens, some in favor and some against Israel).
A Permanent Resident is PERMANENT. It's not a temporary status during which one can argue it would be inconsiderate to delve into the country's politics (damned be freedom of expression). A Green Card holder has ALL THE RIGHTS OF A US CITIZEN (foremost of which are constitutional protections that Trump is plundering anyway), except two: No US passport, and you can't vote. But to live permanently in the US and be unable to freely voice your opinions on anything is inhumane and against all the natural laws of this world.
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Donald Trump’s Administration Reportedly Stated Green Cards Can Be Denied to Those Expressing Political Opinions
Evolve Editors
Tue, April 28, 2026
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The Trump administration has rolled out internal guidance instructing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who express certain political views. The policy specifically flags criticism of Israel, participation in pro-Palestine protests, and acts like flag desecration as grounds for rejecting lawful permanent residency.
Donald Trump’s administration reportedly issued guidance on green card
The materials, distributed last month to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers, outline scenarios that would trigger escalated review of a green card application. Posting “Stop Israeli Terror in Palestine” alongside a crossed-out Israeli flag on social media is cited as a disqualifying example. Holding a sign advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government also makes the list, according to training materials reviewed by The New York Times.
Immigration officers are now required to refer cases involving “potential Anti-American and/or antisemitic conduct or ideology” to supervisors and the general counsel’s office. The directive builds on an August announcement that USCIS would revise how it evaluates immigrant benefit requests, which grant the right to live and work in the country. “America’s benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies,” a USCIS spokesman said at the time.
Additionally, USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler defended the current guidance in a statement to People. “If you hate America, you have no business demanding to live in America,” Kahler said. “Citizenship or a green card are both privileges reserved for individuals who respect and uphold the principles upon which this nation is founded, and evaluating aliens based on their own words and actions is both fair and reasonable,” he added.
The green card policy comes alongside other administration actions targeting foreign nationals over speech related to Israel. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked visas held by pro-Palestine activists. In December, the U.S. was considering requiring tourist visa applicants from dozens of countries to provide five years of social media history. Donald Trump has publicly endorsed the enforcement posture.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.
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