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

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

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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’s Insane Green Card Policy Doesn’t Have to Be Legal to Work (w/ Doug Rand)

The Bulwark · Center-right · News report

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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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The New York TimesNews report · May 25, 7:53 AM

Confusion and Worry After Trump Administration’s Abrupt Green Card Changes

Immigrants and their advocates and lawyers are trying to interpret a new Trump administration rule that requires people to be in their native country to apply for a green card.

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The BulwarkNews report · May 24, 11:31 PM

Trump’s Insane Green Card Policy Doesn’t Have to Be Legal to Work (w/ Doug Rand)

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Catherine Rampell welcomes former DHS official Doug Rand to take on Trump’s purposely chaotic new green card policy, why legal immigrants and Silicon Valley are panicking, and how the admin...

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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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TimeAnalysis · May 23, 6:19 PM

Trump's Green Card Changes Could Force Hundreds of Thousands to Leave U. S. Here's What To Know

A new federal memo could force hundreds of thousands of visa holders to leave the U. S.—and wait abroad—to apply for permanent residency.

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CR · Center-rightMostly Factual
The American ConservativeNews report · May 23, 2:30 PM

Green Card Seekers Must Now Apply from Abroad, White House Announces

State of the Union: The move comes after visa processing at U. S. consulates were suspended in 75 countries.

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