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Melania Trump's immigration status

Melania Trump's immigration history and potential for deportation under stricter immigration rules

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Jan 11, 2026
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What is Melania Trump's verified work history before becoming First Lady?

Melania Trump’s verified pre–First Lady résumé centers on a long career as a fashion model that began in Slovenia as a teenager and expanded to Milan, Paris and New York, supplemented later by consume...

Jan 31, 2026
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What public disclosures did Michael Wildes and other lawyers make about Melania Trump’s immigration timeline, and where do their statements differ from biographers' accounts?

’s immigration lawyer, publicly laid out a timeline saying she first entered the in late August 1996 on a B-1/B-2 visitor visa, obtained H‑1B work authorization in October 1996, and later acquired per...

Jan 16, 2026
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When did Melania Trump apply for U.S. citizenship and when was she naturalized?

Melania Trump was naturalized as a U.S. citizen on July 28, 2006, a date reported consistently in public biographical sources . Public reporting does not provide a precise, publicly documented date fo...

Feb 7, 2026

Which New York modeling agencies represented Melania Trump in the 1990s and when did she sign with them?

was represented in in the mid‑1990s by ’s agency (often identified as ), which hired her and sponsored her move to the in 1996, and later had a brief association with ’s after she met him in the late ...

Jan 9, 2026

Have there been credible investigations or legal challenges about Melania Trump's immigration status?

Credible news organizations have investigated Melania Trump’s immigration history and reported evidence that she was paid for U.S. modeling work before she had formal work authorization, but those inv...