The new USCIS memorandum emphasizes individual discretion for evaluating Adjustment of Status cases.

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.

The US department of homeland security (DHS) has clarified that people applying for green cards do not need to leave the United States while their applications are being…