Overview
- A suit filed Tuesday by the American Association of University Professors and noncitizen scientists and doctors, supported by Norm Eisen’s Democracy Defenders Fund, seeks to block the program.
- The complaint says the initiative sells prioritized access to EB-1 and EB-2 visas for a $1 million “gift” plus fees and was launched without required notice-and-comment rulemaking.
- Plaintiffs contend the scheme substitutes wealth for merit, displacing qualified applicants, and note that an investor pathway already exists under the separate EB-5 visa program.
- Reporting cites annual employment-based visa caps and per-country limits that could leave approved purchasers waiting years for a visa number, despite the program’s fast-track claims.
- The administration continues to promote a $5 million “Platinum” tier offering up to 270 days in the U.S. without tax on non-U.S. income, and the president has touted more than $1 billion in early Gold Card sales.