New green card policy requires more people to wait abroad while applying

NPR | By Martin Kaste,

Adrian Florido

Published May 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM EDT

The Trump administration wants more people who are seeking a green card to leave the U.S. and apply from their home countries.

Martin Kaste

Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.

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Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.

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