In his first week as the US president last time around in 2017, Donald Trump had unleashed chaos and fear by signing orders that temporarily suspended the refugee programme and reduced their intake, denied visas to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries, and halted the entry of asylum seekers from Syria. On January 20, the MAGA demagogue takes office for the second time. TOI spoke to two US-based immigration lawyers to understand what his coming term could mean for legal and illegal immigrants chasing the American Dream… read more