Change to Green Card Process Throws Immigration Lawyers, Applicants Into Tailspin

Source WTTW
Original Load Date May 30, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated May 30, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/28/change-green-card-process-throws-immigration-lawyers-applicants-tailspin

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [ announced ][1] last week that immigrants applying for a green card must do so from outside the U.S. In what many immigration lawyers say is a dramatic break from longstanding case law and a misreading of the statutes governing green cards, USCIS is now re...