A week after the USCIS announced that immigrants will have to leave the US and wait in their home countries for the Green Card, the administration has changed its stance as industries pressed the panic button. Now the administration said it was not a big policy change and not all immigrants seeking Green Cards will be required to return to their home country and, in fact, a majority of them won't.

Immigration law experts say the policy change is unclear on who would be required to actually leave the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security clarified that most green card applicants can remain in the U.S. during processing, easing concerns from an earlier announcement. This decision…