U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances Release Date 05/22/2026 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country. Officers are directed to consider all relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an alien warrants this extraordinary form of relief. “We’re returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly. From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency,” said USCIS Spokesman Zach Kahler. “Nonimmigrants, like students, temporary workers, or people on tourist visas, come to the U.S. for a short time and for a specific purpose. Our system is designed for them to leave when their visit is over. Their visit should not function as the first step in the Green Card process. Following the law allows the majority of these cases to be handled by the State Department at U.S. consular offices abroad and frees up limited USCIS resources to focus on processing other cases that fall under its purview, including visas for victims of violent crime and human trafficking, naturalization applications, and other priorities. The law was written this way for a reason, and despite the fact that it has been ignored for years, following it will help make our system fairer and more efficient.” ChatGPT 翻譯： 美國公民及移民服務局將只在特殊情況下核准「調整身分」 發布日期： 2026 年 5 月 22 日 華盛頓——美國公民及移民服務局（USCIS）今天宣布一份新的政策備忘錄，重申一項事 實：根據長期以來的移民法與移民法院判例，尋求調整身分的外國人，必須透過美國國務 院在境外辦理領事程序。移民官在判斷某位外國人是否符合這種特殊形式的救濟時，必須 依個案審查所有相關因素與資訊。 USCIS 發言人 Zach Kahler 表示： 「我們正在回歸法律的原始意圖，確保外國人正確地使用我國的移民制度。從現在開始， 暫時在美國境內、並希望取得綠卡的外國人，必須返回其本國申請，除非存在特殊情況。 這項政策讓我們的移民制度能夠依法律原意運作，而不是鼓勵鑽漏洞。當外國人從其本國 申請時，就能減少日後尋找並遣返那些在永久居留申請被拒後，選擇躲入地下、非法滯留 美國者的需求。」 「非移民，例如學生、臨時工作者，或持觀光簽證入境者，是為了短期且特定目的來到美 國。我們的制度設計，是讓他們在訪問結束後離境。他們的訪問不應該變成綠卡程序的第 一步。遵循法律，可以讓大多數這類案件由國務院在海外的美國領事館處理，也能釋放 USCIS 有限的資源，集中處理其他屬於 USCIS 職權範圍內的案件，包括暴力犯罪與人口 販運受害者簽證、入籍申請，以及其他優先事項。法律當初這樣制定是有原因的，儘管多 年來這一點被忽視，但遵循法律將有助於讓我們的制度更加公平且有效率。」 https://reurl.cc/lpOYgv Short version from @DHSgov 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://x.com/DHSgov/status/2057817233200418837 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 104.183.144.235 (美國) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Immigration/M.1779465737.A.FB9.html