Posted on March 26, 2025

Trump Pauses Green Card Applications to Better Vet Refugees Brought to U.S. by Biden

John Binder, Breitbart, March 25, 2025

President Donald Trump’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is pausing some green card applications, including refugees brought to the United States by former President Joe Biden, to better screen and vet applicants.

“To better identify fraud, public safety, or national security concerns, USCIS is placing a temporary pause on finalizing certain Adjustment of Status applications pending the completion of additional screening and vetting,” a spokesperson for the agency told Breitbart News:

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The pause, first reported by CBS News, will include hundreds of thousands of refugees brought to the U.S. by the Biden administration — including perhaps some Afghan refugees — who are now looking to adjust status and secure green cards.

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