Trump administration orders green card applicants to leave the US, apply from their home countries

The Trump administration's USCIS announced a major policy shift requiring green card applicants already in the U.S. to leave the country and apply through consular processing from their home countries, with only extraordinary circumstances exempted. The policy affects noncitizens on temporary visas including students, tourists, and temporary workers, and the administration argues it reflects the original intent of immigration law, though critics raise concerns about humanitarian impacts and separation of families with U.S. citizen members.