05/27/2026
The Press Release Got It Wrong
The phrase everyone is quoting from the new USCIS memo is not actually in the memo. As an immigration attorney, I want to clear this up.
The USCIS press release said adjustment of status would be granted, quote, only in extraordinary circumstances, end quote. That phrase is in news coverage, social media, even some attorney commentary.
That exact phrase does not appear in the body of the operative memo. It came from the press release. Officers do not apply press releases. They apply the policy text.
The operative text is more nuanced than the headline. Cases can still be approved. The bar moved β it did not collapse.
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