2026年5月30日 / 美国东部时间下午4:17 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
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卡米洛·蒙托亚-加尔韦斯 移民通讯员
卡米洛·蒙托亚-加尔韦斯是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的移民通讯员，其报道见于多个节目和平台，包括全国广播节目、哥伦比亚广播公司新闻全天候频道、CBSNews.com以及该机构的社交媒体账号。
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在遭遇强烈反对后，特朗普政府正试图淡化近期一项移民政策调整的影响和范围。该政策调整引发担忧，数十万绿卡申请人可能被迫离开美国才能继续办理相关手续。
上周，美国公民及移民服务局公布了新指引，官员称此举将取消许多移民无需离开美国、即可在本国美国领事馆完成绿卡（美国永久居留权）申请的选项。
这份备忘录似乎大幅限制了被称为“身份调整”的流程。该流程允许由美国雇主或亲属担保绿卡申请的移民，在等待绿卡期间留在美国。当时，美国公民及移民服务局的一位发言人表示，“除特殊情况外，暂时留在美国并想要申请绿卡的人必须返回本国办理”。
这一公告引发了移民、商业团体和移民律师的警觉，他们担心此举将迫使数十万人离开美国，并且由于特朗普政府对数十个国家实施了广泛的旅行和入境限制，部分人可能会被困海外。
但在周末，国土安全部发表声明，对这份绿卡政策指引的描述远没有那么极端，称上周发布的备忘录只是重申了“长期以来的法律和政策”。
国土安全部表示，“这项政策不会阻止任何合法且符合资格的外籍人士获得绿卡”。该部门称，这份指引“将导致一些本不应获得酌情批准福利的外籍人士，转而通过国务院在海外提交申请，而非在美国向美国公民及移民服务局提交”。
国土安全部在周六发给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的声明中表示：“这项政策不会对遵纪守法的高素质申请人和专业人士产生明显影响。这些外籍人士符合国家利益，为美国带来经济收益，也将继续获得酌情批准的资格。”
曾在乔治·W·布什政府时期担任美国公民及移民服务局首席律师的林登·梅尔梅德表示，国土安全部的新声明试图缩小这份绿卡政策指引的适用范围，使其不再那么绝对。他说，长期以来，美国公民及移民服务局的官员一直拥有自由裁量权，会分析各种正反因素，以决定某人是否有资格在美国境内申请绿卡。
但梅尔梅德表示，这份指引仍可能给移民申请人及其律师带来“负担”，促使他们提交更多证据，以证明为何不应要求他们离开美国、在国外申请绿卡。他还表示，政府前后不一致的信息也让美国公民及移民服务局的官员感到困惑。
“核心政策仍会放缓合法移民进程，但至少他们正在缓和言辞。”梅尔梅德说道。
Trump administration appears to downplay impact of green card policy changes
May 30, 2026 / 4:17 PM EDT / CBS News
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez Immigration Correspondent
Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the Immigration Correspondent at CBS News, where his reporting is featured across multiple programs and platforms, including national broadcast shows, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com and the organization’s social media accounts.
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Following intense backlash, the Trump administration is seeking to downplay the impact and scope of a recent immigration policy change that triggered concerns that hundreds of thousands of green card applicants would be forced to leave the U.S. to continue their cases.
Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unveiled guidance that officials said would eliminate the option for many immigrants to apply for a green card, or permanent U.S. residency, without having to leave the country to complete the process at an American consulate in their home countries.
The memo appeared to dramatically limit a process known as “adjustment of status,” which permits immigrants being sponsored for a green card by American employers or relatives to stay in the U.S. while they wait for one. At the time, a USCIS spokesperson said someone “who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances.”
The announcement alarmed immigrants, business groups and immigration lawyers, who feared the move would force hundreds of thousands to leave the U.S. and strand some of them overseas due to broad travel and entry restrictions the Trump administration has imposed on dozens of countries.
But over the weekend, the Department of Homeland issued a statement that portrayed the green card guidance in far less sweeping ways, arguing the memo issued last week restated “longstanding law and policy.”
DHS said the “policy will not prevent any alien from obtaining a green card who legitimately and properly qualify.” The department said the guidance “will result in some aliens who do not merit the discretionary benefit ultimately applying with the Department of State overseas rather than USCIS in the United States.”
“This policy will have no noticeable impact on highly qualified applicants and skilled professionals who have followed the law,” DHS said in its statement to CBS News on Saturday. “These aliens benefit the national interest and provide economic benefits to the United States and will continue to merit the favorable exercise of discretion.”
Lynden Melmed, who served as the top lawyer at USCIS under the George W. Bush administration, said DHS’ new statement seeks to narrow the scope of the green card guidance, making it less categorical. He said USCIS officers have long used discretion and analyzed different negative and positive factors to determine someone’s eligibility to apply for a green card within the U.S.
But Melmed said the guidance will still likely prove to be “burdensome” for immigrant applicants and their lawyers, prompting them to submit more evidence to show why they should not be required to leave the U.S. and apply for a green card abroad. He said the seemingly inconsistent messaging from the administration was also confusing for USCIS officers.
“The underlying policy will still slow legal immigration but at least they are toning down the rhetoric,” Melmed said.
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