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Eligible Is No Longer Enough for Adjustment of Status: What USCIS's New "Administrative Grace" Memo (PM-602-0199) Means for Your Green Card
A USCIS policy memorandum issued May 21, 2026 doesn't repeal a single statute — but it may change your green card odds more than any rule change in recent memory. PM-602-0199 reframes adjustment of status as discretionary "grace," and signals that mere eligibility may no longer be enough in practice. Here's what it means, and what to do now.

Mansoor Eyvazi, Esq.
5 days ago14 min read
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