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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U.S. Green Card seekers must now apply from home countries
USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler said having Green Card seekers apply from their home nation "reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency"
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Green Card Seekers No Longer Can Apply From Inside US
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Trump’s new rule: Green Card seekers must apply abroad, cannot remain in US while waiting for approval
WASHINGTON, May 23 — The Trump administration announced yesterday 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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