JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - U.S. bans permanent residents from entering U.S. from certain countries due to Ebola concerns
The ban covers those returning from travel during the previous 21 days.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Green Card Seekers Must Now Apply from Abroad, White House Announces
State of the Union: The move comes after visa processing at U.S. consulates were suspended in 75 countries. The post Green Card Seekers Must Now Apply from Abroad, White House Announces appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Trump administration announced Friday it would require most foreign nationals seeking permanent U.S. residency to leave the country and apply for green cards at American consulates in their home countries, revamping the legal immigration pathway known as adjustment of status. Exceptions would be granted only in extraordinary circumstances, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said. USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler framed the move as a restoration of the immigration system’s original design, saying temporary visitors were never intended to use their stays as a first step toward permanent residency. “This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. When aliens…Open
HUFFPOST - U.S. Tells Foreigners Seeking Green Cards: Return To Your Countries To Apply
Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Trump administration to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad
Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.
NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli and Hamed Aleaziz) - U.S. to Block Entry to More Noncitizens Who May Have Been Exposed to Ebola
The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.
REDSTATE (Becky Noble) - Game Changer: No More 'Honor System' - Green Card Applicants Must Apply From Their Home Country
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump admin says migrants in US on visas must return home to apply for green card
The department said the change includes international students and temporary workers, stating those who are in the U.S. on temporary visas are expected to only remain in the country for a set time.
NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo and Albert Sun) - Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says
The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.
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ABCNEWS - Administration issues directive requiring green card applicants to apply outside US
The administration has issued a directive requiring most temporary visa holders living in the U.S. to return to their home country to finish their green card application.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Migrants Will No Longer Be Able to Wait in America for Green Cards.
Migrants will no longer be able to wait in the United States for green cards under new guidance issued by the Trump administration.
The Trump administration has issued new guidance mandating that most Green Card applicants complete the process from outside the United States, closing a long-standing legal loophole. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Migrants will no longer be able to wait in the United States for Green Cards under new guidance issued by the Trump administration. DETAIL: On Friday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would close a loophole allowing migrants applying for Green Cards to wait in the U.S. Instead, the agency will align its rules with the original intent behind Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows adjustments from temporary to permanent status on the basis of being “inspected and…Open