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Melania Trump’s Parents Become U.S. Citizens Through Process Trump Wants to Eliminate

HeadlineAug 10, 2018

First lady Melania Trump’s parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became United States citizens Thursday using a family unification program that’s been repeatedly attacked by President Trump as “chain migration.” Trump has repeatedly called for the end of a long-standing U.S. policy allowing citizens to sponsor their parents and siblings for legal residency.

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