© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2025

Please DO leave home without it.

A quick analysis of the “Trump Gold Card”

With Centurion Trump featured gloweringly front and center, Lady Liberty and the great American eagle taking a seemingly background role, the Trump Gold card makes its debut on the already tattered and reeling American immigration landscape.

The Promise: For a “gift” of a mere $ 1,000,000 (US $ 1 Million) per person, an applicant can get a “green card”, ie, Permanent Residency, in a matter of “weeks”, the USCIS website promises.

The Catch: Not being authorized by any law, not being an immigration benefit introduced by Congress and passed by the House and Senate, the “Trump Card” is patently illegal from the outset! Buyer beware! Trump has NO unilateral authority to create a new immigration program. Only Congress can pass a law which affects or benefits a particular defined set of immigrants.

Past Performance is no guarantee of Future Results: Anyone remember the “Trump Phone”? That Smartphone was supposed to be built in the USA and would retail for under $ 500.00. Where is that phone? Up in smoke. Past Promises, betrayed, are clearly NOT an indicator of reliable Future Performance! In other words, Trump has lied before and the lies continue.

Conclusion: If you want to risk a MILLION dollars on Trump’s baseless “Gold Card”, be my guest. But be prepared for court challenges that could cost an applicant dearly.

 

© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2025

Farhad Sethna has practiced law for over 30 years. He was awarded his JD in 1990 and his MBA in 1991, both from the University of Akron. Since 1996, he has also been an adjunct professor of Immigration Law at the University of Akron, School of Law, in Akron, Ohio, where he wrote and continues to use his own immigration textbook. Attorney Sethna is a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education and professional development seminars on various immigration-related topics. His practice is limited to immigration and small business. He has won awards for excellence in teaching and for pro-bono service. With offices in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Attorney Sethna represents clients in all types of immigration cases before federal agencies and the immigration courts nationwide. A private pilot, it is Farhad’s goal to fly to each of Ohio’s 88 county airports. Our number is: (330) 384-8000. Please send your general immigration questions to farhad@sethnalaw.com. We will try to answer as many questions as possible.