Trump appears to have closed the PERM loophole that allowed H-1Bs to work in the US for 15 years after their visa expired until their anchor baby gets old enough to sponsor them:
Ashley Brasfield
Senior Politics Reporter
May 22, 2026
7:30 AM ET
The Trump administration is moving to close what it describes as a loophole that allows migrants to remain in the United States while awaiting permanent residency.
On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance directing immigration officers to treat the transition from temporary nonimmigrant status to permanent immigrant status under Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as a process that should generally take place outside the United States, according to a...
x 2 
