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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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Arizona MirrorNews report · May 25, 2:55 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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Tennessee LookoutNews report · May 25, 10:00 AM

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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May 25, 10:00 AM: Tennessee Lookout joined the source map.

May 25, 2:55 PM: Arizona Mirror joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.