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Trump administration orders green card applicants to leave the US, apply from their home countries
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday a major shift in immigration policy, dictating that noncitizens in the U.S. who have applied for a green card, or lawful permanent resident status, must leave the country indefinitely — even if they are in the country legally and regardless of whether they have spouses or children with citizenship.
Green card petitioners will then be required to wait for their application to be processed outside the country through consular processing via the U.S. Department of State.
USCIS said it will grant «adjustment of status» only in extraordinary circumstances, on a case-by-case basis.
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U.S. citizens and green card holders stand in a long line to clear immigration at Newark international airport in Newark, N.J., on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
The Trump administration’s position remains that when noncitizens travel into the country via student visas, tourist visas or temporary work status, they are supposed to leave once that term expires and that temporary permission to be in the U.S. should not serve as the first step toward getting a green card.
Officials claim the policy reflects the original intentions of the law, though lawsuits and litigation are expected to follow.
«We’re returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly,» USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler wrote in a statement. «From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a green card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes.»
It is unclear if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin deporting green card applicants. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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Kahler added that when noncitizens apply for a green card from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who «decide to slip into the shadows» and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency.
«Nonimmigrants, like students, temporary workers or people on tourist visas, come to the U.S. for a short time and for a specific purpose,» he said. «Our system is designed for them to leave when their visit is over. Their visit should not function as the first step in the green card process.
Candidates for U.S. citizenship sit before receiving their certificates of naturalization during a formal ceremony in Manhattan, New York City, on June 4, 2025. One hundred twenty applicants from 39 countries received their certificates at the ceremony. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
«Following the law allows the majority of these cases to be handled by the State Department at U.S. consular offices abroad and frees up limited USCIS resources to focus on processing other cases that fall under its purview, including visas for victims of violent crime and human trafficking, naturalization applications and other priorities,» Kahler added. «The law was written this way for a reason, and despite the fact that it has been ignored for years, following it will help make our system fairer and more efficient.»
Critics of the policy shift argue many overstays have U.S. citizen spouses or children, pay taxes and fill labor shortages and, if removed from the country, will face long processing delays and humanitarian concerns.
It is unclear if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin deporting green card applicants.
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Maye Musk, Elon Musk’s mother, took to X to react to the policy change.
«When I wanted to get my green card, I had to have numerous vaccinations, health tests and a lung x-ray,» Maye Musk wrote in a post. «Because I was Canadian, I had to fly to Montreal to have a lung x-ray again to confirm that it’s the same person. However, when the x-ray had to be delivered to me at my friend’s home, the delivery truck was stuck on a bridge because of thick ice. I had to stay an extra day. Nothing was easy. It took another five years before I could get citizenship. Worth it.»
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Murió a los 47 años la princesa Bajrakitiyabha, hija mayor del rey de Tailandia, tras una larga enfermedad
La princesa Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol de Tailandia, abogada y primogénita del rey Maha Vajiralongkorn, murió a los 47 años, según comunicó la Oficina de la Casa Real. El deceso se produjo el jueves por la noche en un hospital de Bangkok, donde permanecía internada desde hacía tres años tras perder el conocimiento a causa de una enfermedad.
Bajrakitiyabha destacó por su labor en la reforma judicial y por el impulso del proyecto Kamlangjai (“Inspirar”), orientado a la rehabilitación de mujeres encarceladas en Tailandia antes de su liberación. La princesa fue hospitalizada en diciembre de 2022 tras desvanecerse mientras entrenaba perros para una exhibición militar. El palacio informó que padecía una infección por micoplasma, bacteria asociada habitualmente a la neumonía.
La tarjeta de Año Nuevo de su padre para 2023, donde el rey Maha Vajiralongkorn y la reina Suthida aparecían vestidos de negro, fue interpretada por muchos tailandeses como un indicio de la gravedad del estado de salud de la princesa. La información sobre su evolución fue limitada y los escasos comunicados oficiales sugerían un deterioro progresivo.
Bajrakitiyabha nació el 7 de diciembre de 1978, hija del entonces príncipe heredero y de la princesa Soamsawali. En actos de Estado, también era conocida como Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati. El príncipe Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, hijo menor del rey, es el heredero presunto, dado que la legislación tailandesa otorga prioridad a los varones en la sucesión al trono. La sólida trayectoria de Bajrakitiyabha en el servicio público alimentó, no obstante, especulaciones sobre un eventual papel relevante en el futuro, incluso como posible regente.
Estudió derecho en la Universidad de Thammasat y obtuvo una maestría y un doctorado en derecho en la Universidad de Cornell, en el estado de Nueva York, donde presentó una tesis sobre la protección de los derechos de los acusados. En su honor, se crearon becas y un programa de intercambio académico entre Tailandia y Cornell.
Tras un breve paso por la Misión de Tailandia ante la ONU en Nueva York, regresó a su país para ejercer como fiscal y, más tarde, fue diplomática, desempeñándose como embajadora en Austria entre 2012 y 2014. De regreso en Tailandia, se abocó a cuestiones de justicia penal y, en 2017, fue nombrada embajadora de buena voluntad de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito.
Además de su trabajo en la rehabilitación de mujeres privadas de libertad, desarrolló campañas para mejorar sus condiciones de vida y para prevenir la violencia contra las mujeres, como embajadora honoraria de la ONU Mujeres. Gracias a su impulso, la Asamblea General de la ONU adoptó las “Reglas de Bangkok” sobre el trato a mujeres reclusas.
“La sociedad no puede crecer si hay inestabilidad e injusticia”, declaró Bajrakitiyabha en una entrevista con Associated Press en 2013. “Sin el estado de derecho, sin un buen sistema de justicia, siempre reina el caos. Creo que el estado de derecho es un pilar fundamental para el desarrollo, el crecimiento económico y, por supuesto, los derechos humanos”, agregó.
Como princesa, Bajrakitiyabha ocupó un papel ceremonial de relevancia en la sociedad tailandesa, donde la familia real se sitúa en la cúspide institucional. Se la consideraba especialmente cercana a su padre y, un año antes de su hospitalización, fue designada para un alto cargo en la unidad de guardaespaldas reales.
El rey Maha Vajiralongkorn tiene siete hijos de cuatro matrimonios distintos y aún no anunció de manera oficial a su heredero, aunque las normas de sucesión en Tailandia otorgan preferencia a los varones.
La familia real tailandesa está protegida por estrictas leyes de lesa majestad, que establecen penas de hasta 15 años de prisión por cada cargo y regulan de forma rígida lo que puede decirse públicamente sobre los miembros de la monarquía.
(Con información de Associated Press y AFP)
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President Donald Trump wants Congress to supercharge military funding and pass stalled voter ID and citizenship verification legislation in one fell swoop, but many Republicans aren’t sold on the plan.
Trump on Wednesday called on congressional Republicans to steer around Democrats’ opposition again and «immediately» pass a third budget reconciliation package, including $350 billion in defense spending coupled with the stalled Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.
«This is a GENERATIONAL Investment in our Military, even bigger than President Reagan’s! Recon 3.0 is the ONLY path to the full $1.5 TRILLION DOLLAR Military Budget our Warriors need in order to build THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM,» Trump said on Truth Social.
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President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The president’s request came just hours after he signed Republicans’ second budget reconciliation bill into law that would fund immigration enforcement through the rest of his presidency for $70 billion. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act was also passed through budget reconciliation.
But many Republicans are lukewarm at best to the idea of restarting the budget reconciliation process, which would require strict party unity amid a dwindling calendar of legislative days heading into the November midterm elections.
The GOP has also yet to fully come around to Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense spending request, and some lawmakers have voiced concern about circumventing the normal appropriations process to boost defense spending.
Trump’s plea for a third bite at the apple comes as he and congressional Republicans are increasingly at odds over policy decisions that have made passing legislation on the Hill all the more difficult.
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Some Republicans who have pushed for a third attempt at the party-line process have acknowledged that it’s unlikely to work. Further, Congress is unlikely to pass any other bills before the midterm elections in November because of Democratic opposition.
«I think it’s a very, very long shot that anything passes between now and the midterms,» Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said. «It gives me heartburn to say that, but I think that’s political reality.»
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., didn’t completely close the door on another reconciliation bill, but he noted that there is skepticism among Republicans on moving forward.
«You’ve got to have something that you can win on,» Thune said. «And you’ve heard some of our folks already express their views on another reconciliation bill.»
Earlier in the week, during a contentious Senate Appropriations hearing, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., both agreed that another reconciliation bill was unlikely to happen, particularly as a dumping ground for billions in additional defense spending.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2026. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said, «Reconciliation is not the best approach.»
«It would be very difficult to get the reconciliation bill approved,» Collins said.
Discussions on a third reconciliation package were underway in the House prior to Trump’s public endorsement. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has voiced confidence that his chamber will clear a third budget bill by the August recess.
But some GOP lawmakers have questioned its viability amid Republicans’ slim majority and the potential lack of a unifying policy idea to keep the conference together.
«I haven’t quite heard enough policy proposals that lead me to think it’s going to gel, but I’m certainly open-minded,» Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., a Republican-turned-independent who voted against Trump’s $70 billion immigration enforcement measure, indicated he isn’t likely to support a third attempt.
«We have now gotten to this habit of one party takes power, they do reconciliation bills and the other party does it, and this cycle hasn’t been good,» the California lawmaker told Fox News Digital. «It’s one of the things that fed the cycles of dysfunction that we have around here.»
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