President Trump is fixing the Green Card eligibility and request process.
According to Mediaite:
On Friday, President Donald Trump’s administration announced a dramatic change to the green card application process, requiring most applicants to leave the United States and complete the process from their home countries.
The shift was announced in a memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which said green cards would only be granted to applicants already living in the United States under “extraordinary circumstances.” The agency said applicants would instead be expected to pursue residency through consular processing abroad.
“This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes,” USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler said in a statement. He added that the policy would reduce the number of people who remain in the country illegally after being denied residency.
FOX reported on the change yesterday.
🚨 JUST IN: The Trump administration has just ORDERED all noncitizens to leave the United States if they’re applying for a green card — a BIG shift in policy
This means they can’t just skip the process and wait for their application while already here
GOOD! Get them all out! 🔥… pic.twitter.com/QUzIdP4rNG
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 22, 2026
Homeland Security made this announcement on X:
An alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply.
This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes.
The era of abusing our nation’s immigration system is over. https://t.co/ofyEYGPDLC
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 22, 2026