Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards
The agency said the change will route most applicants to consular processing and could keep some workers and families apart for months or years.
- On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that most foreigners seeking green cards must return to their home countries to apply, with exemptions only for "extraordinary circumstances."
- The Trump administration defended the rule as a return to "the original intent of the law," aiming to close a "loophole" that allowed more than 820,000 people to adjust status inside the country last year.
- Immigration experts warn the policy creates a "Catch-22" for families, as about 600,000 annual applicants may face indefinite separation while navigating an already overburdened consular processing system, according to Sarah Pierce of Third Way.
- USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler stated that individuals providing an "economic benefit" or "national interest" might remain in the U.S., though attorneys like Jessie De Haven expressed confusion about applying these vague exceptions.
- Legal challenges are widely expected to follow this announcement, which marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to restrict legal immigration pathways in the United States alongside ongoing crackdowns on illegal entry.
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US Green card applications only from home country: USCIS
Washington: Migrants to the US seeking permanent residency or a green card will have to return to their home country to file their applications, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service said on Friday. “From now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances,” USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler said in a statement here. He said the US was returning to…
Green Card seekers must now apply from their home country
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced on Friday that most foreigners seeking a Green Card, granting permanent US residency, must apply from their home countries.“From now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances,” US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesman Zach Kahler said in a statement.“Nonimmigrants, like st…
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has announced a major shift in immigration policy that will require most foreign nationals living in the United States on temporary visas to leave the country and pursue permanent residency through overseas consular processing. Under a policy memorandum issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, “adjustment of status”, [...] The post Trump Administration Moves to Require Most Temporary Vi…
Dems in an uproar after Trump admin rolls out new process for green cards applications
The Trump administration announced on Friday that, henceforth, temporary visa holders seeking green cards must return to their home countries to finish the process of obtaining green cards. “From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesperson Zach Kahler said in a statement. “W…
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The Trump administration announced on Friday that, henceforth, temporary visa holders seeking green cards must return to their home countries to finish the process of obtaining green cards. “From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesperson Zach Kahler said in a statement. “W…
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