the shooting of<\/a> two National Guard troops by an Afghan citizen, which the administration said highlighted \u201cwhat a lack of screening, vetting, and prioritizing expedient adjudications can do to the American people.\u201d <\/p>\nThe Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration officials, didn\u2019t answer questions about the pause or recent changes to exempt physicians but said in an email it wants to ensure applicants are properly screened after determining the prior administration failed to do so. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere are lots of bans and lots of pauses that are happening right now,\u201d said Greg Siskind, an immigration attorney based in Memphis, Tennessee. \u201cIt is all about making life miserable for people who are here legally so they will choose other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t clear how many doctors have been affected by the pause, according to a spokesperson for the American Academy of Family Physicians, who said several doctors have reached out to the organization asking for help.<\/p>\n
Before the exemption, many immigrants filed federal lawsuits demanding the government issue decisions on their cases.<\/p>\n
One of them was Iranian Dr. Zahra Shokri Varniab, who came to the United States three years ago to conduct radiology research. She was waiting for a green card to attend a residency program but her application got stuck in the pause. She filed a lawsuit demanding an answer to her application and a federal judge ordered immigration officials to review her case. <\/p>\n
They did \u2014 and denied her. The 33-year-old doctor said she believes it was in retaliation for her lawsuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel completely confused,\u201d Shokri Varniab said.<\/p>\n
In court filings, U.S. government lawyers wrote that Shokri Varniab’s application contained inconsistencies about whether she plans to become a practicing doctor or researcher. She said she plans to do both.<\/p>\n
She said the exemption doesn’t appear to apply to her since her case was decided but is seeking relief in court.<\/p>\n
Immigrants who hold prestigious jobs in science and technology said they currently can’t work due to the pause because they’re waiting on employment authorization documents. Some said they are running out of money for rent and groceries and worry their careers could be thwarted if they’re forced to leave the country.<\/p>\n
Those from Iran are especially worried about returning home during the ongoing war with U.S. and Israeli forces. They said they can’t regularly reach family due to the Iranian government’s Internet blackout or count on them for financial support. <\/p>\n
Kaveh Javanshirjavid came to the United States from Iran seven years ago to study for his doctorate in agriculture. He was supposed to start a lab job in January but needs employment authorization and his application is on hold.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old said he\u2019s borrowing from friends to pay rent and relying on his wife\u2019s doctorate stipend for basic necessities. But he doesn\u2019t know how long that will last because she\u2019s also Iranian and will need work authorization to get a job after graduating this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole of my life is on hold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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