A New Barrier for Immigrant Families: USCIS's Baffling Green Card Policy Shift The Trump administration's latest move to reshape immigration policy has sparked widespread confusion and criticism. The decision by U. S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to force green card applicants back to their home countries while they wait for permanent residency is a stark reminder that this administration's approach to immigration is as much about politics as it is about policy.
The new guidance appears to reverse the existing process, requiring immigrants who are already in the country temporarily to return to their home countries and apply for green card status from abroad.