
Trump intensifies attack on citizenship rights
Green card applicants face increased scrutiny as Trump again targets birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment
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Green card applicants face increased scrutiny as Trump again targets birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment
Trump's immigration policy limits green card status adjustments, causing confusion and debate among lawyers, advocates, and policy experts.

A new federal memo could force hundreds of thousands of visa holders to leave the U.S.—and wait abroad—to apply for permanent residency.

The Department of Homeland Security's move is part of a wider push to restrict both legal and illegal immigration.

State of the Union: The move comes after visa processing at U.S. consulates were suspended in 75 countries.

For over half a century, foreign nationals with legal status have been able to apply for and complete the entire process for permanent residence in the United States

The Trump administration is expanding its push to revoke citizenship from some naturalized Americans accused of obtaining it through fraud.

A policy change could send green card applicants out of the United States while their applications are being processed.

The change announced Friday is causing confusion and concern among aid groups and immigration lawyers.

The change announced Friday is causing confusion and concern among aid groups and immigration lawyers.

The change announced Friday is causing confusion and concern among aid groups and immigration lawyers.

The Trump administration Friday announced it would require most foreigners seeking green cards to apply from outside the United States, a shift in longstanding practice that immigration lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of people who file applications each year while living in America on temporary visas.
Trump's immigration policy limits green card status adjustments, causing confusion and debate among lawyers, advocates, and policy experts.

HHS expanded Ebola-related entry restrictions to some green card holders who recently traveled to affected African countries.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the new policy in a post on X. Per the Daily Caller, people applying for permanent residency will soon be required to leave the US and apply for immigrant visas through the Department of State, rather than applying for a change of status from inside the country. While the administration’s announcement focused on asylum seekers, this change will likely also affect H-1B holders who apply for permanent residency. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-22-at-7.15.45PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
A USCIS official said immigrants who provide an "economic benefit" are likely able to apply for a green card without returning to their home country.

The Trump administration will now require people seeking green cards to leave the United States during the application process — a sweeping change that could upend the lives of hundreds of thousands of people seeking the right to legally and permanently live and work in the US.

USCIS announced a major policy shift requiring noncitizens applying for green cards to leave the U.S. and process their applications from their home countries through consular offices.

New guidance for green card hopefuls in the United States mandates they must return to their home country before seeking permanent lawful status.

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday. Here's what to know. (AP)
"We're returning to the original intent of the law," a spokesperson said.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was returning to the pathway set out by Congress.

The Trump administration Friday announced it would require most foreigners seeking green cards to apply from outside the United States, a shift in long-standing practice that immigration lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of people who file applications each year while living in America on temporary visas.

The Trump administration revoked a Cuban woman’s green card over alleged ties to a military-run Cuban conglomerate.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants.

The new data from USCIS comes after the Trump administration tightened rules around the highly debated work-based visa.

The findings come as President Donald Trump has pushed stricter limits on legal immigration pathways, including the H‑1B program.

Detained at a green card interview, Lydia Rabara Swinburne was split from her family for weeks until a judge ordered her release.

ICE raids are the most visible attack on undocumented communities, but through the DOJ and USCIS, Trump has quietly wielded bureaucracy against legal immigrants, too.

Zach Lahn says that if he is elected governor of Iowa, he will ban H-1B visa holders from taking jobs in state government and universities.

Citizens can win curbs on the H-1B visa worker program if they swamp legislators with visits, calls, and statements, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ).

Citizens can win curbs on the H-1B visa worker program if they swamp legislators with visits, calls, and statements, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ).

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services backlog has more than tripled in the past decade, from 3.5M pending cases in 2016 to 11.6M in 2025. (AP Photo)

Applicants will forfeit filing fees and must submit entirely new requests if signatures are deemed invalid, with no opportunity to fix mistakes after submission.

Nearly 300 green card holders received free assistance with their naturalization applications at a CUNY Citizenship Now! drive.

A new rule allows the denial of green card apps after acceptance due to signature errors, increasing risks for applicants.

Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration "secretly engineered" the outcome of his case.US President Trump has championed the effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil who was arrested by undercover federal agents in March 2025, one of the first detentions of foreigners linked to pro-Palestinian activity in the United States.

A green card holder was detained by CBP upon arrival at LAX after she returned from vacation with her family.

A man faces federal charges for abusive sexual contact and possessing a fake Green Card following an incident on the Mount Vernon Trail.
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