DHS Green Card Shakeup Sparks Chaos and Backlash

A May 21 USCIS memo signaled a major shift that would largely end the adjustment of status path to permanent residency, potentially forcing hundreds of thousands in the US to leave to apply for green cards and risking long wait times or bans; DHS later insisted the move was not a policy change but a discretionary reminder, but the messaging remains chaotic, leaving applicants and employers uncertain about who is affected and how it will be implemented.