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USCIS reduces capacity to print green cards and employment authorization documents

  1. Original Date Announced

    July 21, 2020

    USCIS reduces its capacity to print lawful permanent resident (LPR) cards and employment authorization documents due to financial constraints after the agency's contract with the private company that had been printing these documents ended.

    [ID #1141]

    Ombudsman's Alert: Card Production Delays at USCIS
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  3. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    May 4, 2022

    Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants

    In order to ameliorate the impact of backlogs at USCIS, this temporary final rule extends for 540 days the validity of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) for those who have applied for renewal.

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  4. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    December 9, 2022

    Extension of Permanent Resident Card for Naturalization Applicants

    The Biden Administration attempts to ameliorate the impact of the backlogs caused by this policy by amending the USCIS Policy Manual to enable a Form N-400 receipt notice to provide an automatic 24-month extension of a permanent residence card and serve as valid, unexpired evidence of permanent resident status, when presented with the expired card.

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  5. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    January 23, 2023

    USCIS Extends Green Card Validity for Conditional Permanent Residents

    To further ameliorate this backlog, USCIS is extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) to 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date when a card holder files either a Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) or Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status).

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  6. Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

    January 30, 2023

    USCIS Redesigns Green Card and Employment Authorization Document

    On January 30, 2023, USCIS announced new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS will begin issuing the redesigned cards on Jan. 30, 2023. Previously issued cards remain valid until their expiration date.

    The new designs imply that USCIS has entered an agreement with a new contractor to print Green Cards and EADs, resolving the restriction initially indicated by the agency as limiting printing capacity.

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Current Status

Not in effect

Most Recent Action

January 30, 2023 Action: Revoked/Replaced USCIS Redesigns Green Card and Employment Authorization Document
May 4, 2022
Acted on by Biden Administration
December 9, 2022
Acted on by Biden Administration
January 23, 2023
Acted on by Biden Administration
January 30, 2023
Acted on by Biden Administration

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Agencies Affected: USCIS

Commentary

  • How the Trump administration is turning legal immigrants into undocumented ones - The Washington Post

    Describing how USCIS scaled back the distribution of so-called "green cards" without notifying Congress.

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