← May 23, 2026 briefingPolitics
Trump Forces Green Card Applicants Out of US
The Trump administration has closed a longstanding pathway that allowed visa holders already living in the US to adjust their status to permanent residency without leaving the country. The USCIS policy memo, effective immediately, forces applicants to return to their home countries and apply through the State Department — a move immigration attorneys warn will strand hundreds of thousands of people mid-process.







