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Blanket visa bans targeting nationalities like Venezuelans are now blocking even model legal immigrants from basic family visits — a San Francisco couple known for personally stopping crimes and saving lives can't get the wife's mother a tourist visa to meet their newborn son. The case illustrates a growing tension between broad immigration crackdowns and America's long-standing advantage of attracting and retaining exceptional talent and citizens.

Blanket Visa Bans Punish America's Best Immigrants
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Blanket Visa Bans Punish America's Best Immigrants

January 28, 2026 · 3 min read

A family that literally fights crime in their SF neighborhood can't get grandma a visitor visa to meet her newborn grandson.

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