USCIS tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
USCIS has announced that foreigners seeking green cards must apply from their home countries, a decision that has drawn criticism from aid organizations. The policy aims to streamline the immigration process and reduce loopholes, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Critics argue that this change endangers vulnerable individuals who may be forced to return to unsafe conditions.
- ▪Foreigners must return to their home countries to apply for green cards.
- ▪The policy is intended to streamline the immigration process and reduce loopholes.
- ▪Aid groups have criticized the move for endangering vulnerable individuals.
18 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 6 lean left, 8 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ What smart people are saying about the new green card crackdown — Business Insider
- ▪ US says people seeking green cards must leave the country to apply — Euronews
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply — Hacker News (Newest)
- ▪ New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S. — Hacker News: Front Page
- ▪ U.S. Green Card seekers must now apply from home countries — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Trump to make foreign nationals leave U.S. to apply for green cards — Japan Times
- ▪ Trump administration to make foreigners leave US to apply for green cards — Financial Times — Home
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Trump to force foreigners seeking US green cards to go home first — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Trump administration to require most green card applicants to leave U.S. first — CBS News — Politics
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administer the Oath of Allegiance to America's newest citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at Everglades National Park, Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Homestead, Fla., on Jul. 3, 2019. Miami Herald via AP-YonhapWASHINGTON — Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the State Department, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Friday, in a move criticized by aid groups.USCIS announced the move in a policy memo, which directed officers to consider relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether extraordinary relief is warranted."An alien who is in the U.S.
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