Senator from Berkeley demands release of Melania Trump's immigration documents
Updated 12:11 pm, Monday, January 30, 2017
Melanija Knavs was born April 26, 1970, in what was then a part of Yugoslavia, now Slovenia. Her parents, Viktor and Amalija, were a car and motorcycle dealer for the state and a children's clothing pattern maker. She has a sister and an older half-brother. She is said to be fluent in Slovene, Serbian, French, German and English.
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Melanija Knavs was born April 26, 1970, in what was then a part of Yugoslavia, now Slovenia. Her parents, Viktor and Amalija, were a car and motorcycle dealer for the state and a children's clothing ... more
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Melanija (who later Anglicized her name to Melania Knauss) began modeling at 16. She spent a year at the University of Ljubljana. She obtained a visa to the U.S. in 1996, and although questions have been raised abotu some modeling that voilated the visa, she insists she always abided by the terms of the visa.
Knauss obtained her green card in 2001 and became a citizen in 2006.
In 2000, she posed nude for GQ magazine, a first for a future first lady.
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Melanija (who later Anglicized her name to Melania Knauss) began modeling at 16. She spent a year at the University of Ljubljana. She obtained a visa to the U.S. in 1996, and although questions have
... moreKnauss met Donald Trump at a fashion event in 1998, when he was separated from his second wife, Marla Maples, and on a date with the wondrously named model Celina Midelfart. She refused to give him her phone number but took his.
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Knauss met Donald Trump at a fashion event in 1998, when he was separated from his second wife, Marla Maples, and on a date with the wondrously named model Celina Midelfart. She refused to give him her ... more
The pair were married in an Episcopal ceremony on January 22, 2005 in Florida. The new Mrs. Trump wore a $125,000 Christian Dior gown and a 13-carat diamond wedding band, shown here. Among the guests were Hillary and Bill Clinton. Donald Trump has said the couple has "never had an argument."
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The pair were married in an Episcopal ceremony on January 22, 2005 in Florida. The new Mrs. Trump wore a $125,000 Christian Dior gown and a 13-carat diamond wedding band, shown here. Among the guests ... more
Her only child, Barron William, was born March 20, 2006 in Manhattan.
Her only child, Barron William, was born March 20, 2006 in Manhattan.
She is only the second foreign-born first lady. Louisa Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, was born in England.
She is only the second foreign-born first lady. Louisa Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, was born in England.
Melania Trump has said she plans to be a "traditional" first lady in the mold of Betty Ford or Jacqueline Kennedy.
Melania Trump has said she plans to be a "traditional" first lady in the mold of Betty Ford or Jacqueline Kennedy.
She launched a jewelry and watch lin on QVC in 2010.
She launched a jewelry and watch lin on QVC in 2010.
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She has said she plans to live at her Trump Tower penthouse in Manhattan until Barron finishes his current school year.
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She has said she plans to live at her Trump Tower penthouse in Manhattan until Barron finishes his current school year.
California state senator Nancy Skinner is asking the White House to release First Lady Melania Trump's immigration documents in light of the president's recent executive orders on immigration.
Skinner (D-Calif.) told POLITICO California that transparency is needed regarding the First Lady's immigration status.
"No one in the Trump operation has released any of the documentation to indicate what was the circumstance, or whether she had full legal status,'' Skinner told POLITICO. "We only know they had a lawyer look at whatever papers she chose to give."
Melania Trump, who came to New York City from Slovenia in 1996 to pursue her modeling career, was the subject of an AP investigation last November. The investigation found that she had been paid for 10 modeling jobs in the U.S. before she had legal permission to work. Her visa allowed her to be in the country and search for employment, but it did not permit paid work at that time.
President Donald Trump's presidential approval ratings may be at an historic low, but the same can't be said for his wife and eldest daughter. A new POLITICO/Morning Consult Poll finds that voters have positive impressions of Melania and Ivanka Trump.
Media: WibbitzSen. Skinner's demand comes as part of her protest against Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities. The order blocks all "federal grants, except as deemed necessary for law enforcement" to sanctuary cities.
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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has said that the order will be challenged in court.
"This executive order tries to turn cities and states into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That's against the law," Herrera said. "Cities cannot be coerced into becoming the deportation arm of the federal government."
