Immigrant farm workers were handed a win by the Trump administration on Thursday, with the State Department making a change to visa renewal requirements.

After new rules were introduced requiring the majority of temporary visa holders—including H-2A temporary farm workers —to attend in-person interviews, the State Department said Thursday that it is lifting the requirement for that group.

"With heightened scrutiny of applicants, particularly students, social media vetting, and the regular security screenings already in place, officers are facing a steep increase in time spent per case, meaning their time is more limited and the number of cases they can process is lower," Matt Mauntel-Medici, an immigration attorney with Brown Winick in Iowa and a former U.S. consular officer, told N

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