Trump immigration application pause throws lives in limbo
From Consider This from NPR by NPR
May 1, 2026 · 9 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the pause on immigration applications by the Trump administration and its catastrophic impact on individuals from 39 countries.
The Trump administration has paused immigration applications for people from 39 countries, and for those already living in the U.S. the impact has been catastrophic. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people living in the country were thrown into limbo after the Trump administration paused their immigration applications in recent months. They were students, engineers, teachers and others living and working legally in the U.S. The pause affects those who were born in one of 39 countries the U.S. says pose a national security risk. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Topics covered
- immigration
- national security
- policy impact
- Trump administration
- lives in limbo
Keywords
- immigration applications
- Trump administration
- national security risk
- lives in limbo
- impact on students
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump administration
Places: U.S., 39 countries
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