USCIS to Require Green Card Applicants to Return to Home Countries to Apply
The memo could complicate cases for more than 600,000 people who seek adjustment of status each year, attorneys said.
- Late last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy memo requiring immigrants to return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency, ending the long-standing 'adjustment of status' process.
- Approximately 608,000 individuals sought status adjustment in fiscal year 2023; the administration claims the shift returns to the 'original intent of the law' to ensure proper immigration system navigation.
- Houston immigration attorney Ali Zakaria warned the policy creates a legal nightmare; immigration courts already face a quota of 3,000 daily deportation cases, potentially adding years of delays for green card applicants.
- AfghanEvac president Shawn VanDiver called the change 'an abomination,' warning it forces those who helped the United States back into danger and risks separating families, potentially damaging national security.
- Ian Rochstein, a Denver-area immigration attorney, expects the memo to face court challenges, as neither lawyers nor federal officers understand the definition of 'extraordinary circumstances' allowing applicants to remain in the country.
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