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PC Gamer
Andy Chalk

Nearly one-third of non-US game developers have cancelled plans to travel to the country because of immigration and gender identity policies

US President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images).

The situation in the US right now is not great, particularly for non-citizens. A promised crackdown on so-called "illegal immigrants" by US president Donald Trump has become a violent free-for-all resulting in multiple killings that the government and security forces have insisted were justified, despite sometimes ample evidence to the contrary.

Some countries over the past year have issued travel advisories or cautions for people headed to the US: Canada, for instance, issued a warning in 2025 that anyone with a gender-neutral passport could face difficulty entering the country because of an executive order signed by Trump directing the government to recognize only two "sexes," male and female.

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