First lady’s parents become U.S. citizens, using method Trump hates

President Donald Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denounced what he calls “chain migration,” in which adult U.S. citizens can obtain residency for their relatives.

On Thursday, his Slovenian in-laws, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became U.S. citizens in a private ceremony in Manhattan by taking advantage of that very program. The process is more commonly known as family-based immigration.

Melania Trump had sponsored her parents for their green cards, their lawyer, Michael Wildes, said in describing the process by which the Knavses had become U.S. citizens.