Donald Trump may expel transgender soldiers from the US Army after taking office. Media reports claim that Trump may sign the order after he is sworn in on January 20.
Along with this, transgenders will also be barred from joining the US Army in the future. According to reports, these soldiers will be dismissed for being medically unfit. There are currently 15,000 transgender soldiers in the US Army, who may be discharged.
Trump also made statements against the transgender community during the election campaign. Apart from this, Pete Hegseth, who will be the defense minister in Trump's next government, also said a few days ago that the inclusion of women and transgenders in the army is weakening the security system of America.
Pete Hegseth is a news anchor that Trump has appointed as Pentagon chief.
The ban was imposed in the last term as well Even during his previous tenure, Donald Trump banned transgender people from joining the military. However, those who were already in the army at that time were not removed. Later Joe Biden lifted this ban after becoming President.
Of the 15,000 transgender soldiers currently serving in the US Army, 2,200 have undergone surgery to reassign their gender. The rest of the soldiers have registered their identity as transgender.
This time Trump has talked about removing all these 15 thousand transgenders from the army.
More than 21% of the transgender population in America has served in the military. (Image is symbolic.)
Universities asked foreign students to come back Several American universities have asked students from other countries studying here to return before Donald Trump's inauguration. Donald Trump will assume the presidency on January 20 next year. During the election campaign, Trump talked about a massive campaign to drive illegal immigrants out of the country.
According to a BBC report, there are currently more than 4 lakh foreign students enrolled in the US who do not have their documents. In such a situation, they may have to face Trump's measures against illegal immigrants.
Apart from this, Trump may further tighten the rules associated with the H1-B visa program. Trump tightened eligibility criteria for the H-1B during his last term. This has led to a significant increase in the number of H1-B visa applications being rejected.
In 2015 only 6% of applications in the H1-B visa series were rejected, while in 2019 this figure increased to 24%. Apart from this, the process of tourist and short-term visas was also prolonged during Trump's previous tenure. In 2017, it took 28 days to get a US tourist visa. In 2022 this period increased to 88 days.
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