1. In West Virginia, a doctor referred to as “Ali” for his protection, has become an integral part of the local community, treating more than 1,600 patients in 2021 alone. More than 80% of these patients are on Medicare or Medicaid, highlighting the vital role immigrants play in the US healthcare system. However, Ali’s future…

1. USCIS Physician Visa Delays Threaten Health Care Access: A lack of significant action by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on the change in policy exempting physicians from visa processing freeze in several countries has led to problematic delays. The delays may soon cause a crisis as family medicine residencies begin a new academic…

Article 1: Delays in USCIS processing of physician visas are threatening access to health care. Recently, physicians were exempted from a freeze on visa applications from over three dozen countries. However, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet taken significant action to address the issue. The delays are urgent as family medicine residencies…