Green Card Update: DHS Details Requirements for New Applicant Category
USCIS already has a process for certain children born here to foreign diplomats to obtain permanent residence," Adam Klein, a former senior DHS official and co-founder of Globali.ai, told Newsweek. "What the IFR does is expand the group of U.S. born children the administration says do not acquire citizenship and make permanent residence available to that broader group instead. DHS acknowledged in the underlying rule that it does not have sufficient data to reliably estimate it, and even among those who are eligible, not every family will necessarily apply," Klein said.
- ▪USCIS already has a process for certain children born here to foreign diplomats to obtain permanent residence," Adam Klein, a former senior DHS official and co-founder of Globali.ai, told Newsweek.
- ▪"What the IFR does is expand the group of U.S. born children the administration says do not acquire citizenship and make permanent residence available to that broader group instead.
- ▪DHS acknowledged in the underlying rule that it does not have sufficient data to reliably estimate it, and even among those who are eligible, not every family will necessarily apply," Klein said.
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By Dan GoodingAssociate News Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The Trump administration has clarified new rules around access to green cards for children of foreign government employees living or born in the United States, after an initial policy note caused some confusion.The correction from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not create a new immigration benefit but aims to clarify which documents potential applicants need to provide, after officials said some details were removed when the policy was announced in early September.Under the Trump administration, efforts have been made to expand the list of people who are ineligible for…
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