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Illegal plot: Donald Trump

Donald Trump became the first former US president to face charges on Tuesday. The 76-year-old politician and businessman appeared in a Manhattan court, where the judge informed him of 34 charges against him related to a payment for the silence of a former porn actress with whom he allegedly had a relationship.

FOR SHOWING OFF | The payment itself wouldn't be illegal, but Trump allegedly recorded it as a business expense. In New York, falsifying business information is illegal.

«"The state of New York alleges that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to cover up crimes that concealed potentially damaging information from voters during the 2016 presidential election," he said.

The whole case revolves around the payment of US$1,440,130,000 that Trump's then lawyer and right-hand man, Michael Cohen, made in 2016 to the lawyer of porn actress Stormy Daniels so that she would keep quiet about the alleged extramarital relationship she had had with Trump and not harm the presidential candidacy of the real estate mogul that was beginning to take off.

Paying money to buy someone's silence is not considered a crime in the United States. And in New York, falsifying company documents is only considered a minor offense, a misdemeanor. But it becomes a more serious crime if it is determined that there is evidence that it was committed to facilitate or cover up another crime.

In the USA, violating the spying law is extremely serious; anyone other than Trump would already be indicted and would have to appear before a grand jury, but because it involves a former president, it would create a monumental scandal.

The search warrant for the home of former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021), published this Friday, reveals that the former president took classified material home, which could have violated the Espionage Act, in addition to obstructing the work of the Justice system.

The case is rejected by former President Trump, who believes it is politically motivated and part of a "witch hunt" against him to curtail his presidential aspirations in the 2024 election.

Source: El País and BBC

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Permanent Residence for Low-Income Migrants

In the year 2021 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received an estimated 648,000 green card applications, and during the first half of 2022 the agency registered 280,000 new applications, a figure that is expected to improve with this new regulation that will make it easier for low-income immigrants to become permanent residents of the United States. 

The vast majority of immigrants who come to the USA are in search of a better life and aim to eventually achieve permanent residency, with the purpose of securing their legal future in the United States. 

However, The policies established in the Trump administration would have made the procedures and requirements for obtaining a 'green card' more difficult.’', expanding the number and types of government benefits used by some immigrants, which could make them ineligible for residency. Such as: food stamps, housing subsidies, or Medicaid health insurance.

What will the new measure be like?

Through this new regulation that will come into effect on December 23, 2022 The aim is to examine the situation of each particular case, analyzing the standards that establish when an immigrant is considered an economic burden on the country or a public charge.

An immigrant who falls into the “public charge” category will not be eligible for a Green Card or permanent residency. However, according to new regulations from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), The category is restricted to cases where it is “likely” that the migrant “will at some point depend primarily on the Government for their subsistence”.

Points to consider 

This measure Joe Biden's administration It seeks to control and curb the adverse effect that previous regulations had on immigrants. Many of them refused to accept benefits such as food stamps, housing subsidies, and Medicaid health insurance, for which they might have qualified, for fear of not having access to a Green Card that would secure their future in the country.

News written from: Telemundo, Infobae and Semana.