Trump administration moves to kill Obama-era immigration rule for startup founders

1 min read Original article ↗

TRUMP HOMELAND SECRETARY

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington on March 21. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is gathering public comments ahead of a plan to kill a short-lived, Obama-era program that would have temporarily allowed nearly 3,000 foreign-born entrepreneurs into the U.S. to start high-growth startups.

ERIN SCHAFF

Luke Stangel

By

Luke Stangel

– Contributing writer, Silicon Valley Business Journal

Updated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is gathering public comments ahead of a plan to kill a short-lived, Obama-era program that would have temporarily allowed nearly 3,000 foreign-born entrepreneurs into the U.S. to start high-growth startups.