Trump Announces $1.3 Billion in Sales of ‘Gold Card’ Visas Since Dec. 10

The proceeds are going toward paying down the national debt.
Trump Announces $1.3 Billion in Sales of ‘Gold Card’ Visas Since Dec. 10
President Donald Trump holds up a "Trump Gold Card" as he makes an announcement from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump announced Dec. 19 that his administration has sold more than $1.3 billion worth of “Trump Gold Cards,” a new immigration program offering expedited residency to high-skilled foreign talent, with proceeds going toward paying down the national debt.

In remarks to the press, Trump said that sales had exceeded $1.3 billion and described the Gold Card as a “green card on steroids.”
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.