I feel helpless,” Julia Iafrate, an intensive care unit doctor in New York, told CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tuesday.
“I’m putting my life on the line every day to do this ... I’m honestly beside myself.
It’s like a slap in the face,” Iafrate added.
I can only hope and pray they reconsider the denial.
Please help me #uscis #letdrjstay https://t.co/5gPQG1LdRk — Dr. Julia Iafrate, DO, CAQSM, FAAPMR (@thenewDrJ) May 6, 2020.
She is currently sponsored by the hospital she practices in but had her green card application denied last week.
This week, a bipartisan Senate bill was introduced that would make it easier for doctors and nurses to obtain green cards. »