US lawmakers and immigration advocates are criticizing a Trump administration policy that requires people seeking US green cards to submit their applications from their home countries. Multiple sources report that Democrats plan to pursue legal and political options to seek a reversal, characterizing the policy as reckless and harmful. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not clearly specified which categories, if any, are exempt. USCIS indicates the change may not apply to people seeking asylum, according to an explanation cited by the outlets. USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler also says that applicants who “provide an economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest” are likely to be able to continue on their current path, but it is not clear which groups would qualify for that exception. Sources note uncertainty about whether skilled foreign workers—such as those on H-1B visas—would be covered by any carve-outs. Advocates argue the policy leaves many families, including Indian Americans, facing prolonged uncertainty after years of legal waiting, with one claim citing about 1.2 million people affected.
Lawmakers and activists criticize Trump green card policy requiring home-country applications
US lawmakers and immigration advocates are criticizing a Trump administration policy that requires people seeking US green cards to submit their applications from their home countries. Multiple source...
- USCIS introduces a green card application policy requiring applicants to apply from their home countries.
- US lawmakers and immigration advocates call the policy harmful and seek its reversal through available avenues.
- USCIS has not clearly listed exempt groups, but suggests asylum seekers may be outside the change.
- USCIS says exceptions may include people who provide an economic benefit or otherwise serve the national interest.
- It remains unclear whether skilled workers, including some H-1B visa holders, qualify for any stated exceptions.
US lawmakers and immigration advocates criticise the Trump administration's new green card policy that requires applicants to apply from their home countries, calling it reckless and harmful.
3 months agoUS lawmakers and immigration advocates have criticised sharply as "reckless and wrong," the Trump administration's new policy that requires green card seekers to make their applications from their home country. Democratic lawmakers said they will pursue every avenue to fight against the "reprehensible" decision of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and push for its reversal. The USCIS did not spell out which groups would be exempted, only suggesting that the policy may not apply to persons seeking asylum. In a statement late on Friday, USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler said that people who "provide an economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest will likely be able to continue on their current path." It was not immediately clear whether these exceptions would extend to skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas. "This puts 1.2 million Indian Americans and their families in limbo after they followed every law, paid taxes and waited legally for decades," Ajay
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