DHS narrows impact of USCIS green-card apply-abroad directive

Published by Albis · 2 Jun 2026

DHS says most green card applicants will not have to leave the United States while their cases are processed, after a USCIS directive raised fears among applicants, lawyers, employers and immigrant families

• • The carveout materially changes who is hit by a major immigration-policy reversal affecting workers, families, and employers.
• • A Venezuelan immigrant in Tampa who has been in the United States under asylum status since 2022 told Bay News 9 that the possibility of being sent back to Venezuela while seeking.
• • He told Bay News 9 he has a child who is autistic, level 2 and non-verbal, and said he is relying on guidance from his immigration attorney.
• • Citizenship and Immigration Services policy memo involving green card applications from within the United States.