The Trump administration announced on Friday new guidance for green card hopefuls in the United States that mandates they must return to their home country before seeking permanent lawful status. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the current policy, which allows immigrants in the country on temporary visas to
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The Trump administration announced on Friday new guidance for green card hopefuls in the United States that mandates they must return to their home country before seeking permanent lawful status. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the current policy, which allows immigrants in the country on temporary visas to
The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for legal immigration. The Trump administration's USCIS announces noncitizens seeking green cards must leave the U.S. and apply through consular processing abroad. The Trump administration said Friday that people with temporary visas seeking to adjust their immigration status to obtain green cards must return to their home countries to “do so through consular processing,” in a major change from current practice.
The Trump administration announced on Friday new guidance for green card hopefuls in the United States that mandates they must return to their home country before seeking permanent lawful status. Foreigners roaming the United States and wanting a green card must return to their home country to apply, closing a major loophole that contributed to the growth of the illegal immigrant population in the country, according to a new federal rule.
The Hill reported the story as "Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards." NBC News reported the story as "Non-immigrant visa holders must return to home countries to apply for green cards, Trump admin says." Fox News reported the story as "Trump administration orders green card applicants to leave the US, apply from their home countries."
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6 sources have covered this story, including Fox News, NBC News, The Independent and Washington Examiner and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 50 minutes ago.
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