Event Brief
New USCIS rule may tighten TN green card access
Filed: May 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: USCIS memo limits “adjustment of status” to extraordinary cases, potentially affecting Tennessee workers seeking green cards.
WHO: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); immigration attorneys; immigrants seeking green cards
WHAT: USCIS policy memo restricts “adjustment of status” to “extraordinary circumstances,” making green cards harder to obtain while staying in the U.S.
WHEN: May 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: USCIS issued a policy memo directing that “adjustment of status” be granted only in “extraordinary circumstances.”
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