New lawsuit against Green Card rules: Why separate family members by sending the applicants out of country

Two new Green Card policies get challenged in the court. Unions of immigrant workers came together to challenge two new Green Card rules proposed by the Trump-Vance administration, saying that these policies will make it almost impossible for eligible immigrants who are already living in the US to get their Green Cards without leaving the country. They add to the scores of lawsuits against many immigration policies of the administration already existing. USCIS Spokesman Zach Kahler said to Newsweek: "This lawsuit is yet another frivolous attempt to disrupt the Trump administration’s commitment to enforce our country’s immigration laws as intended by Congress.""USCIS will continue to faithfully apply long-standing immigration law and prior immigration court decisions to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly," Kahler added.Which are the two Green Card policies the lawsuit is challengingAdjustment of Status Policy, issued in May 2026: USCIS directed immigration officers to treat an applicant’s decision to seek permanent residence from within the United States, rather than leave the country for consular processing, as a negative factor in deciding their applic...