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US reverses new rule on overseas applications for green cards

🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · · 230 words · By Agence France-Presse
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US reverses new rule on overseas applications for green cards DHS said last week’s policy announcement was not a requirement for all applicants, but would rather be implemented ‘on a case-by-case basis’ The Trump administration has walked back its…

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What happened

US reverses new rule on overseas applications for green cards DHS said last week’s policy announcement was not a requirement for all applicants, but would rather be implemented ‘on a case-by-case basis’ The Trump administration has walked back its…

Why it matters

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the newspaper on Friday that its policy announcement last week was not a requirement for all applicants, but would rather be implemented “on a case-by-case basis”.

Common ground

A Trump administration spokesman, Zach Kahler, said on May 22 that “from now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a green card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances”.

Perspective signals

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3355436/us-reverses…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A Trump administration spokesman, Zach Kahler, said on May 22 that “from now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a green card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances””
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Multiple web search results from May 22, 2026, confirm the administration announced that foreigners seeking green cards would generally need to return to their home countries to apply.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Richard Darnold (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Troja…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Darnold
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States on January 20, 2025, with one of his key campaign promises being to crack down on immigration. That evening, Trump si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_seco…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1992
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Claim 2: “his administration has also closed several legal pathways to US residency since he took office”
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While the provided evidence confirms Trump is the 47th president and has an immigration crackdown policy, none of the provided snippets specifically list or describe the 'closing of several legal pathways to US residency'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2025, the second Donald Trump administration of the United States has sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark (itself in the European Union), triggering an ongoing internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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Claim 3: “The Trump administration has walked back its announcement that non-citizens seeking permanent US residency, commonly called a green card, would need to return to their home country to apply”
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Multiple independent sources, including AFP and CalMatters, report that the Trump administration walked back or sent conflicting signals regarding the requirement for green card applicants to return to their home countries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The Trump administration is sending conflicting signals about a policy that would make immigrants return to their home countries while ...
https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/06/green-cards-what-to-k…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... The Trump administration announced that people with temporary visas seeking to adjust their immigration status to obtain green cards must ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnhipheJHvw
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web search NEUTRAL — May 23, 2026 ... Instead in most cases these immigrants will be required to return to their home country in order to apply for an immigrant visa overseas. #news ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYsW3rmkn2J/
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Claim 4: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the newspaper on Friday that its policy announcement last week was not a requirement for all applicants, but would rather be implemented “on a case-by-case basis””
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Two independent sources (a news report on DHS clarification and Shepelsky Law) confirm that DHS clarified the policy would be handled on a case-by-case/individual basis rather than as a universal requirement.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Homeland Security has clarified its controversial green card announcement, saying decisions about whether applicants must return to their home countries will be made individually. He…
https://www.parriva.com/dhs-clarifies-green-card-applicants-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration announced that people with temporary visas seeking to adjust their immigration status to obtain green cards must return to their home countries to “do so through consular proc…
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/dhs-to-require-green-card-appl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following public concern, DHS clarified its position. Most immigrants seeking permanent residence will not face a required departure from the United States simply for filing a green card application. …
https://shepelskylaw.com/trump-administration-clarifies-most…
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Claim 5: “up until now, more than half of the applicants were already in the US, according to the American Immigration Council”
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The provided evidence mentions the American Immigration Council in a general context of STEM workers, but does not provide the specific statistic that 'more than half of the applicants were already in the US'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investiga…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Illegal immigration, or unauthorized immigration, occurs when foreign nationals, known as aliens or non-citizens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, or by lawfully e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_Uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change in the United States throughout much of its history. As of January 2025, the United States has the largest immigrant popula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_Stat…
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Claim 6: “The United States grants more than 1 million green cards each year”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about United Airlines and general US geography/courts. No evidence regarding the number of green cards granted annually was provided in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and minor islands. Bot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 7: “President Donald Trump campaigned for the White House on a pledge to expel millions of undocumented migrants”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by a cross-reference from The Hindu and multiple web search results discussing Trump's mass deportation pledges.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 18, 2024 ... The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would face legal and practical challenges - and cost billions.
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web search NEUTRAL — If given a second term, Donald Trump promises to decimate American communities by targeting immigrants who are already contributing members of society and ...
https://www.aclu.org/trump-on-immigration
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2024 ... President-elect's plan to quash undocumented migration through mass deportations met with Democratic resistance.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/trump-mass-d…
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