Stop the Green Card Adjustment Ban

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I'm calling about the USCIS memo that guts adjustment of status for green card applicants.
1.2 million people with pending applications are being told to leave the country and reapply through consulates with 6 to 18 month wait times.
Congress created adjustment of status in 1952. USCIS cannot override federal statute through internal policy guidance.
I need my representative to publicly oppose this memo and protect the legal immigration process that Congress authorized.

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Dear [Senator/Representative name],

I am writing as a constituent from [city, state] about stop the green card adjustment ban.

1.2 million people with pending applications are being told to leave the country and reapply through consulates with 6 to 18 month wait times.

Congress created adjustment of status in 1952. USCIS cannot override federal statute through internal policy guidance.

The facts support this: 1.2 million People with pending green card applications affected by the memo. 50% Drop in green card approvals over the past year under DHS. 5 million+ Pending cases already in the USCIS backlog. 75 Countries with no functioning U.S. consulate for immigrant visa processing.

I am asking you to take a public position on this issue and act accordingly. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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1.2 million People with pending green card applications affected by the memo

50% Drop in green card approvals over the past year under DHS

5 million+ Pending cases already in the USCIS backlog

75 Countries with no functioning U.S. consulate for immigrant visa processing

On May 21, 2026, USCIS declared that adjustment of status — the standard process for getting a green card while living in the United States — will now be granted only in "extraordinary circumstances." That forces most of the 1.2 million people with pending applications to leave the country and apply through backlogged consulates abroad.

These are people who followed every rule. Spouses of U.S. citizens. Skilled workers waiting 10+ years. Students who graduated from American universities. Congress created adjustment of status in 1952 specifically to prevent this kind of hardship. USCIS cannot override federal law through an internal memo.

Tell your members of Congress to protect adjustment of status. The consular system cannot absorb 1.2 million displaced applicants. Wait times already run 6 to 18 months. This memo will separate American families and gut the legal immigration system Congress built.