US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and AMY TAXIN Updated 3:34 PM GMT-3, May 8, 2026 Leer en español

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-visas-pause-doctors-iran-128fed537a91e2cc714d9ed9c7672a6b?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--FcW3bhG4dEQY9SLrgt7DcGIiPK1Mi7DYHpdR_oT_tXj691ZGzmFRDNhYFIfXAvduHvSvyDGBWbhY9w9qWMxIF8tyLZQ&_hsmi=417857248&utm_content=417857248&utm_source=hs_email AP: Hold On US Immigration Applications Lifted For Doctors. Others Are Still Waiting Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries it deemed high-risk. Alghoula’s current visa will expire in September if his application is denied. But last week, the administration quietly made an exemption for medical doctors with pending visa or green card applications, possibly allowing Alghoula’s case to move forward. (Riddle and Taxin, 5/8)