Across continents, Illinois families remain separated by Trump's immigrant visa halt

Like a lot of couples, music professor Mark Tonelli and his wife Luciana fell in love online. He was in the United States. She was in Brazil. After lots of trips back and forth and video calls that would last hours, they eventually got married in 2024. About a week after the wedding, Tonelli filed the petition to sponsor Luciana and his stepson for an immigrant visa.He thought their case had reached a major milestone more than a year later, when they received an email with the notification they...