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Original Date Announced
December 19, 2025USCIS issued a policy alert (PA-2025-32) rescinding previous policy guidance related to expedited processing of naturalization application for certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. USCIS updated the Policy Manual to cease expediting processing of naturalization application for certain SSI beneficiaries.
Under a 2008 settlement agreement in Kaplan v. Chertoff, 2:06-cv-5304, (E.D. Pa.), USCIS agreed to expedite Applications to Register for Permanent Resident or Adjust Status (Form I-485) and Applications for Naturalization (Form N-400) filed by current or former SSI beneficiaries if the applications had been pending with USCIS for more than 6 months. The settlement agreement expired on February 5, 2011. The temporary extension and exemptions enacted by Congress through the SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act have also ended.
Trump 2.0 [ID #2145]
2025.12.19 USCIS Policy Alert 2025-32 2025.12.22 USCIS Updated Policy Manual - Vol. 12 Part B, DEffective Date
December 19, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeSubject Matter: NaturalizationAgencies Affected: USCISPre Trump-Era Policies
- October 20, 2025 2025.10.20 USCIS Policy Manual - Vol. 12 Part B, D
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
2025.12.22 USCIS Updated Policy Manual - Vol. 12 Part B, D
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
2025.10.20 USCIS Policy Manual - Vol. 12 Part B, D
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