Thursday, May 28Thursday, May 28The Trump administration enacts a sweeping new rule forcing green card applicants to leave the U.S. during processing, a move USCIS officials say could disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives and reshape immigration policy. Effective immediately, foreigners seeking permanent residency must return to their home countries to apply, a reversal of long-standing procedures that allowed in-country adjustments of status. The policy, announced Friday by the Department of Homeland Security, applies to all applicants regardless of employment or family ties, with USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler confirming that exceptions will be granted only in "extraordinary" cases .
The change threatens to separate families, force workers to abandon jobs, and create backlogs at U.S. consulates abroad. Advocacy groups estimate the rule could affect up to 500,000 applicants annually, with processing times—already stretching months or years—expected to lengthen further. "This is a deliberate attempt to make legal immigration harder," said Sarah Pierce, an immigration policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, citing the administration’s broader pattern of tightening residency requirements .
USCIS’s policy memo directs officers to evaluate requests for in-country processing on a case-by-case basis, but provides no clear criteria for approval. Legal challenges are expected, with attorneys arguing the rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide public notice or opportunity for comment. The move follows a series of Trump-era immigration restrictions, including expanded public charge rules and heightened vetting for visa applicants .
The administration has framed the policy as a measure to "restore integrity" to the immigration system, though critics note it aligns with Trump’s 2016 campaign promises to reduce legal immigration. USCIS has not released data on how many applicants might qualify for waivers, but past exemptions under similar rules have been rare. Meanwhile, the State Department is bracing for a surge in consular workloads, with some embassies already reporting delays of up to 18 months for routine visa interviews .
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