Core Message: Adjustment of status (AOS) is not a right - it is a discretionary, extraordinary form of relief that allows someone inside the U.S. to become a permanent resident without going through the normal consular visa process abroad. USCIS is reaffirming that officers must treat AOS as an exception, not the norm. USCIS building entrance showing Adjustment of Status services Purpose of the Memo: Reassert that AOS under INA §245 is discretionary and an act of "administr

A class action lawsuit: A recent legal battle has emerged over a federal policy introduced by the Trump Vance administration that affects detained immigrants. This policy blocks detained noncitizens from completing the biometrics required for their immigration applications. A coalition of legal organizations, including Democracy Forward, the National Immigration Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), has filed a class action lawsuit to stop this policy. Th