USCIS is applying long-standing law and prior court decisions to require certain aliens with temporary visas who decide they want to permanently reside in the U.S. to return to their home countries to apply for permanent visas through the @StateDept.

We're returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly.

Here’s what you should know: uscis.gov/newsroom/news-… From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card for permanent residency must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances.

This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes.

When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency.

OPERATION PARRIS: The USCIS Vetting Center is SURGING resources to Minnesota to re-vet refugees and protect the American people from those who come to the U.S. through fraudulent means. A significant number of aliens are abusing the goodwill of the American people and weaponizing the immigration system for their own gain—and even for the purpose of funding foreign terror regimes. Under @POTUS and @SecNoem’s leadership, USCIS is finally able to do its job correctly. (1/6) We’ve been planning large scale immigration fraud investigations for months. In Sept. we conducted Operation Twin Shield and initially discovered 275 cases of suspected fraud, or roughly 44% of immigration cases that we investigated. We looked at marriage and family-based immigration petitions, employment authorizations, and certain parole-related petitions. (2/6)

In support of executive order, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, @DHSgov requires all aliens to register with USCIS. Failure to comply will result in criminal and civil penalties, up to and including prosecution and fines.
Learn more: uscis.gov/alienregistrat… All aliens 14 years of age or older (with limited exceptions) who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or longer, must apply for registration and fingerprinting.

USCIS is dedicated to attempting to use all available employment-based immigrant visas. We are working to identify adjustment of status applications with available immigrant visas that lack a valid Form I-693 (immigration medical examination form). If your application lacks a valid Form I-693 we will contact you by mail and may follow-up with an email, text message, or phone call and request that you submit a Form I-693.

This #AAPIHM & #MilitaryAppreciation month we recognize Frank Arceo, an immigration service officer at our Las Vegas field office. Frank knows his Pacific Island values and family’s history of military service has contributed to his career. “My parents and grandparents instilled all the values that come with the Filipino, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Samoan cultures in me including respect (especially for elders), humility, service to others & our country, spirit of aloha, hard work & to protect our loved ones," said Frank