The following article by Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura and Nick Miroff was posted on the Washington Post website February 21, 2018:
President Trump has railed against “chain migration.” His wife is an immigrant and his in-laws are in the U.S., but how did they come in? (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)
The parents of first lady Melania Trump have become legal permanent residents of the United States and are close to obtaining their citizenship, according to people familiar with their status, but their attorney declined to say how or when the couple gained their green cards.
Immigration experts said Viktor and Amalija Knavs very likely relied on a family reunification process that President Trump has derided as “chain migration” and proposed ending in such cases. Continue reading “Melania Trump’s parents are legal permanent residents, raising questions about whether they relied on ‘chain migration’ 0:55”