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Original Date Announced
July 21, 2020USCIS 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.
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Ombudsman's Alert: Card Production Delays at USCISBiden Administration Action: Modified
May 4, 2022Temporary 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.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Modified
December 9, 2022Extension of Permanent Resident Card for Naturalization Applicants
The Biden Administration attempts to ameliorate the impact of the backlogs to which this policy contributed 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.
View DocumentCurrent Status
Partially in effectMay 4, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
December 9, 2022Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCIS
Commentary
How the Trump administration is turning legal immigrants into undocumented ones
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