Seattle, WA asked in Immigration Law for Washington

Q: My dad from Korea (green card holder) is coming back to the US. Would there be any problem because of immigration ban?

I heard some legal green card holders have been detained due to Trump's immigration ban... My father is coming to America from Korea, he is a Korean citizen. He also has a still valid reentry permit. Would there be any problems regarding in his return? Is there a chance he can be detained?

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A: Korea isn't one of the countries that are subject to "extreme-vetting". He should be fine assuming he hasn't spent too much time outside the USA and assuming he doesn't have criminal issues.

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