Overview

• Amalija Knavs, mother of former first lady Melania Trump, utilized 'chain migration' policies to immigrate to the U.S. from Slovenia in 2009.
• Donald Trump, during his presidency, condemned the 'chain migration' policies that expedited his mother-in-law's immigration process.
• Knavs became a legal permanent resident in March 2010 and applied for U.S. citizenship in August 2017, shortly after Trump took office.
• During his tenure, Trump endorsed legislation to limit family-based immigration and favored a merit-based system instead.
• Knavs passed her citizenship test in May 2018 but did not answer the question about the 'rule of law'; she became a U.S. citizen in August 2018.