USCIS Doubles Down on “Discretion and Administrative Grace”: What the May 21, 2026 Policy Memo Means for Adjustment of Status
On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, a document with a title that reads more like a sermon than a policy directive: “Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process.” The memo does not change […]
