Launches "Gold Card" visa program selling residency for $1-2 million

Trump signed an executive order establishing the "Gold Card" visa program, which fast-tracks permanent residency for wealthy immigrants willing to pay $1 million (individual) or $2 million (family). The program was framed as a way to attract capital, but critics attacked it as "selling citizenship" while simultaneously cracking down on asylum seekers and low-income immigrants.

"Establish a process for application and expedited adjudication of Gold Card petitions." — Executive Order text