06/05/2026
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On June 5, 2026, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that USCIS acted unlawfully when it implemented policies that indefinitely paused the adjudication of immigration benefit applications filed by individuals from 39 designated countries.
The challenged policies had affected a wide range of immigration benefits, including:
โข Adjustment of Status (Green Card Applications)
โข Employment Authorization Documents (Work Permits)
โข Naturalization Applications (Citizenship)
โข Asylum Applications
โข Other USCIS immigration benefits
Rather than approving or denying these applications, USCIS had placed many cases on indefinite hold based solely on the applicant's country of nationality. The court found that USCIS lacked legal authority to impose these blanket adjudication freezes and ordered the policies to be vacated and set aside.
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ: This decision concerns USCIS adjudications inside the United States. It does NOT currently affect the separate Department of State policy impacting certain immigrant visa applicants processing through U.S. consulates abroad.
๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ: This ruling is not necessarily the final word. The government may appeal the decision and could seek a stay while the appeal is pending. It remains unclear when or how quickly USCIS may resume adjudications of affected applications.
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