The Adjustment of Status Memo A policy memorandum issued very recently by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum on May 22, 2026: “Adjustment of Status Is a Matter of Discretion ...

Because employees have routinely been able to adjust status from within the United States, U.S. employers with immigration ...

The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy of recasting ‘adjustment of status’ as an ‘extraordinary’ discretionary benefit and pushing many green card applicants toward consular processing ...

Democrat Ruben Gallego said "this is just the first" to fight back against "Trump's anti-family green card policy." ...

The Dept. of State released the July 2026 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed that they will continue to accept ...

A new USCIS policy memo on green card adjustment of status has raised concerns among EB-5 investors already living in the United States on temporary visas. Immigration attorney Joey Barnett told ...

Recent guidance issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding adjustment of status applications has prompted discussion among immigration attorneys and applicants alike. For ...

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Adjustment of Status (AOS) is the process that allows certain non-U.S. citizens already living in the United States to apply for lawful permanent residency—commonly known as obtaining a green ...

A new Trump administration memo could require green card seekers already in the U.S. to apply from abroad, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands annually.