Tag: green cards
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This CATO Institute blog desribes the new memo on issuing Green Cards only in Consular offices overseas as quiet quitting. There are over 1.2 million green card applications at USCIS. This new procedure which doesn’t seem to be supported by law would effectively eliminate many green card applicants. There is a good chart in the…
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This summary (at Welcome.US) describes a recent DHS memo which says ICE will arrest refugees who have been in the U.S. longer than one year who have not applied for their green card. Typically, refugees enter the U.S. after months of thorough vetting overseas and, after one year, apply for a green card which they…
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USAFacts provides this overview of how long it takes to become a US citizen based on different visa categories.
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USA Facts has written this article which summarizes the Temporary Work visas issued during FY2024’and explains the priorities given to green card applications. Total Temporary Work Visas issued during FY2024 were:
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This policy alert from USCIS (August 19, 2025) clarifies that discretion that can be used to deny US immigration status changes (for example a green card holder who is applying to become a US citizen) if the individual has “support(ed) or promote(d) anti-American ideologies or activities.”
Immigration Insight 