Donald Trump's green card applicants out of US policy has been thrust back into the spotlight after a May 21 memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) signalled that migrants already living legally in America may now be required to leave and apply from abroad, a shift that could affect roughly one million pending applicants.
The six-page directive, labelled PM-602-0199 and posted online the following day, states that individuals in the country on temporary visas 'must return' to their home country to pursue permanent residency, according to a Department of Homeland Security summary. USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler said the move restores 'the original intent of the law.'
