# Trump regime says green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply

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**Created:** [May 22, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-regime-says-green-card-seekers-must-leave-u-s-to-apply/1030319 "2026-05-22T20:44:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-regime-says-green-card-seekers-must-leave-u-s-to-apply/1030319/1 "2026-05-22T20:44:42Z")

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I figured this news was big enough to warrant its own thread.

The Trump regime now says that green card seekers must leave the U.S. to apply, which will affect hundreds of thousands of people and lead to untold numbers of family separations.

But the cruelty is the point.

Gift link from the NYT.

[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/green-card-changes-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/green-card-changes-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share)

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