DHS Backs Off Its Demand for Green-Card Applicants to Leave US

Foreigners seeking permanent residency in the US can typically pursue a green card either through a US consulate overseas or from within the country through a process known as adjustment of status (AOS).

US maintains case-by-case discretion, rejects sweeping change to residency rules

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved to clarify a controversial green card policy for applicants who feared that they could be forced to leave the United States while their permanent residency applications are pending.

A Trump administration directive threatened to require most green card applicants to wait out the process in their home countries.