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Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday. “An alien who is in the U. S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply,” Zach Kahler, a spok...

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What happened Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNew Immigration Rule Could Force Green Card Applicants to Leave US

Truthout · Left · News report

CenterTrump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

Minnesota Reformer · Center · News report

Right / center-rightTrump Shuts Down the Visa to Green Card Pipeline

FrontPage Magazine · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Minnesota ReformerNews report · May 24, 12:08 PM

Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday. “An alien who is in...

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TruthoutNews report · May 23, 6:39 PM

New Immigration Rule Could Force Green Card Applicants to Leave US

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The policy ends a decades-old process which allows immigrants to apply from within the US.

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Not the BeeNews report · May 23, 1:41 PM

Foreigners will have to reapply for visas back in their home countries with Trump admin policy change

The Trump admin is still quietly fixing the border issues one problem at a time.

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NPR PoliticsNews report · May 23, 5:11 AM

Trump administration to force foreigners in the U. S. to apply for a green card abroad

Foreigners in the U. S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.

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WORLD MagazineNews report · May 22, 5:07 PM

U. S. tells immigrants to go home to apply for green cards

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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May 22, 5:07 PM: WORLD Magazine joined the source map.

May 23, 5:11 AM: NPR Politics joined the source map.

May 23, 1:41 PM: Not the Bee joined the source map.

May 23, 6:39 PM: Truthout joined the source map.

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