First lady Melania Trump’s parents have visited a federal building in New York City with their immigration attorney.
The Slovenian couple had no comment Wednesday afternoon after about an hour-long meeting in the building which houses offices for federal immigration officials who help process citizenship applications.
Lawyer Michael Wildes says Viktor and Amalija Knavs are lawful permanent residents of the U.S.
The attorney and the White House have declined to comment on whether the first lady’s parents are seeking to become U.S. citizens.
A spokeswoman for the first lady declined to comment Wednesday saying Mrs. Trump’s parents are not part of the Trump administration and deserve their privacy.
Republican President Donald Trump has pushed to restrict immigration.
(AP)
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I agree with their lawyer. Melania Trump didn’t volunteer to become First Lady. We should respect the privacy of her family. Like most immigrants, she wanted to bring her parents here. Mrs. Trump, her young son and her parents should be off-limits for the media.
Mr. Trump’s children from his first marriage are adults who have involved themselves in politics, so they are fair game. Mr. Trump’s daughter from his second marriage has deliberately sought to keep out of the spotlight, and we should respect that.
If you agree with the President’s actions or not, have some mentschlichkeit and leave the innocent bystanders out of it.