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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump is forcing green card applicants back to their home countries to wait for permanent residency

Donald Trump’s administration could soon force immigrants seeking a green card to leave the U.S. while they are waiting for permanent residency, a move that would upend the lives of millions of people who are currently in the pipeline and significantly disrupt families and businesses who rely on them.

New guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services states that “aliens seeking adjustment of status” must do so “outside of the country.”

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