Hundreds of young doctors have their visas put on hold indefinitely.
The Big Story
Fri. Jul 17, 2020
Doctors treating coronavirus patients were supposed to be allowed into the U.S. But hundreds of young doctors have their visas put on hold indefinitely.
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