Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - U.S President Donald Trump has issued a new directive that significantly impacts green card and visa applications for transgender women seeking to compete in women’s sports in the United States.
Under the new policy, announced by the U.S Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), athlete-related visa categories such as O-1A,
E11, E21, and National Interest Waivers (NIWs) will be restricted to biological
women only.
USCIS spokesperson, Matthew Tragesser, stated that the move
is intended to close a “loophole” that allegedly allows male athletes to
compete against women by changing their gender identity.
“It’s a matter of safety, fairness, respect, and truth,” the
notice reads. “Only biological female athletes will receive a visa to
participate in women’s sports.”
Though the policy avoids directly using terms like
“transgender” or “trans women,” it refers instead to “male athletes competing
in women’s sports.”
These changes also apply to national interest waivers, which
previously allowed individuals to bypass certain labor certification
requirements for a green card if their work benefited the U.S.
The move has drawn mixed reactions, with critics calling it
discriminatory, while Trump’s supporters say it protects the integrity of
women’s sports.
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