Global Mobility & Immigration Law

USCIS has issued a new policy memorandum that could affect foreign nationals seeking permanent residence (“green cards”) through Adjustment of Status (AOS) inside the United States.

On May 21, 2026, USCIS released a Policy Memorandum titled “Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace.” The memo emphasizes that AOS is an “extraordinary discretionary benefit” and signals USCIS’s intent to more closely scrutinize applications filed from within the United States.

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