Event Brief
US policy requires temporary green-card applicants to return
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM ET
Summary: US Citizenship and Immigration Services says temporary green-card applicants must return home to apply.
WHO: Zach Kahler, US Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman
WHAT: US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a policy requiring foreigners in the US temporarily who want a green card to return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances.
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The policy is intended to make the immigration system function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes.
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