Reuters: Home Still Far Away For Immigrants With HIV

Prior to 2010, U.S. immigration law prohibited people with HIV from entering the country. Although HIV status is no longer a bar to entry into the country, Reuters reported on May 22, 2013, that HIV-affected immigrants, particularly women, face uncertainty and barriers to travel. As Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Legal Director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy, noted in the article: "the aftermath of the repeal has resulted in closer scrutiny of some immigration applicants in both consulates abroad and in the United States if the applicant's HIV status is known."