A USCIS directive issued May 21 reframes applying from inside the country as an exception rather than the norm, narrowing the standard pipeline from student visa to permanent residency.

A memo suggests prohibiting immigrants from applying for green cards while in the US. Instead, they would have to return to their home country to do it.

Under a policy memorandum issued last week Trump administration said it would reserve green card approvals for “extraordinary circumstances.”

A USCIS memorandum from May 21, 2026, imposes varied scrutiny on green card applications.

A USCIS directive issued May 21 reframes applying from inside the country as an exception rather than the norm, narrowing the standard pipeline from student visa to permanent…

Las autoridades deberán revisar cada expediente de forma individual antes de otorgar una green card mediante ajuste de estatus