The U.S. has long let immigrants apply for green cards without leaving. That's about to change, according to a new memo released by USCIS.
Foreigners seeking permanent residency in the US will now have to leave the country to apply for green cards, a change with potentially far-reaching ramifications for legal immigration amid President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown.
The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for legal immigration. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) portrayed the new policy memo as “returning to the original intent of the law,” while…
A new policy closes a loophole that has allowed people to apply for a green card, or permanent residency, while in the country.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to run away Friday when reporters asked about President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." DeSantis broke into a sprint up stairs to exit onto the street. The fund in question was created as a settlement for Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit, despite the constitutional irregularity of Trump suing an agency he controls. Since its announcement, Jan. 6 rioters have expressed interest in applying for compensation, prompting criticism from Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Some GOP senators have proposed reconciliation bill provisions to limit fund eligibility. DeSantis's escape was captured on video and widely mocked on social media. Former Florida Agriculture Secretary Nikki Fried wrote on X, "He LITERALLY can't run faster away." Florida Politics editor Peter Schorsch joked about DeSantis struggling on the stairs on X. Economist Anders Åslund wrote on X, "To be a Trump loyalist is to be a coward & refuse to tell the truth or stick to the rule of law."Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself throwing former late-night show host Stephen Colbert in a dumpster, following the end of his show. On Friday, the day after Colbert signed off from his last show, the president posted a video showing the departed late-night host standing for his monologue, only to be flanked […]
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Michael Kratsios, Chief Science and Tech Policy Advisor to President Trump and Spencer Cox, Republican Governor of Utah, talk about 'Operation Gigawatt Summit' and policy goals to increase the United States' energy output, and Gabe Amo, Democratic Representative of Rhode Island, discusses the DNC's autopsy of the 2024 election. (Source: Bloomberg)
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard’s decision to resign Friday was the “only positive contribution” she’s made to national security, criticizing the outgoing intelligence chief just hours after announcing her departure from the role. “While the circumstances around her departure are deserving of our sympathy, let’s be clear: Tulsi…
Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund