US EditionU.S. Government Restricts Sports Visas for Transgender Women
UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – The Biden administration enforces visa rules limiting transgender women athletes' entry to uphold fairness in women's sports, affecting key visa categories like O-1A and national interest waivers.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidance on Monday to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women athletes in three extraordinary ability categories, aligning with President Trump’s Executive Order 14201.
- This update follows broader efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump to regulate transgender participation in athletics and aligns with policies enacted earlier this year.
- Some competitors’ plans for the 2028 Summer Olympics may be disrupted, as USCIS did not respond to data requests on potential applicants affected.
- Within college athletics, about 25,000 international student athletes compete, and only a handful of transgender athletes like Laurel Hubbard, Alana Smith, and Quinn have competed in the Tokyo Games.
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Trump Administration Bans Trans Athletes From Obtaining 'Extraordinary Ability' Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance Monday intended to bar transgender women athletes from obtaining “extraordinary ability” visas to travel to the United States to compete in elite-level female sporting events.
Male athletes will be blocked from entering US to compete against women under new visa policy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating its visa policies to prevent male trans-identified athletes from traveling to the United States to compete in women's sporting events. #Trumpadministration #transathletes #transgender #immigrationpolicy #womenssports
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Conservative ReviewTrump Admin Bars Visas From Men Competing In Women’s Sports
An update to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy will prevent foreign male athletes from entering the United States to compete in women’s sports.
Trump Administration Will Not Issue Visas to Foreign Transgender Athletes
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency, announced that it will no longer be granting visas to biological males trying to compete in women's sports. The post Trump Administration Will Not Issue Visas to Foreign Transgender Athletes appeared first on Breitbart.
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