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No, There Is Not a New Permanent Residency Law
- No new law allowing direct, quick permanent residency without leaving the U.S. took effect on June 26, 2025, contrary to viral claims.
- This misunderstanding persists even though a policy from 1994, which allowed certain undocumented immigrants to apply for legal permanent residency without leaving the U.S., was discontinued after 2001.
- The U.S. grants about one million green cards yearly, mostly through family ties, employment, or humanitarian programs, but demand far exceeds supply.
- Experts note the immigration system has long waits and backlogs, with some applicants waiting over 20 years, and no new streamlined pathways currently exist.
- These facts imply that no recent policy eases permanent residency broadly, and calls to verify immigration information are crucial to avoid false hopes.
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No, there is not a new permanent residency law
TikTok posts claimed a new permanent residency law took effect June 26. That’s False. Immigration experts said certain people can apply to change their status to permanent resident under very specific criteria.
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MIAMI – Luis Álvarez, a construction worker who went into the Gulf to help save a 9-year-old girl victim of a shark attack in Florida, could face deportation. Álvarez was arrested a few days after saving the girl and is being held in Collier County jail, according to Gulf Coast News, an NBC affiliate. He was arrested after being arrested by agents in Immokalee for reportedly driving without front lights. When he was asked for his driver’s licens…
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