USCIS’s recent adjustment of status memo has sparked significant concerns among individuals with pending or planned Form I-485 green card applications. The memo redefines adjustment of status as “extraordinary” discretionary relief instead of a standard statutory process for eligible applicants within the United States, which could affect many seeking permanent residency.
Key Details:
- The memo indicates that applicants providing an “economic benefit” or deemed to be in the “national interest” may continue on their current path.
- USCIS has not clarified how it will define “economic benefit” or “national interest.”
- Affected groups include EB-5 investors, EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 applicants, and National Interest Waiver applicants.
- The memo does not constitute a statute or binding policy, leaving the legal question of USCIS’s discretion unresolved.
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Source: Michael A. Harris, Esq.