Trump administration plans to close all 21 international immigration offices, a move that could delay visas, citizenship petitions
By Maria Sacchetti and Maria Sacchetti Reporter covering immigrant communities and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Email Bio Follow Nick Miroff Nick Miroff Reporter covering immigration enforcement, drug trafficking and national security Email Bio Follow March 12 at 12:58 PM The Trump administration is preparing to shutter all 21 international offices of U.S.
“I believe by doing so, we will better leverage our funds to address backlogs in the United States while also leveraging existing Department of State resources at post,” he wrote. “Change can be difficult and can cause consternation. I want to assure you we will work to make this as smooth a transition as possible for each of our USCIS staff while also ensuring that those utilizing our services may continue to do so and our agency operations continue undisrupted.
The move comes as the Trump administration is pressing to tighten the nation’s immigration controls and shift from family reunification to merit-based immigration. Department of Homeland Security officials say it is part of an overall effort to streamline U.S. immigration operations.
“Reuniting families, enabling adoptive children to come to join permanent families in the U.S., considering parole requests from individuals outside the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, and providing information services and travel documents to people around the world — all with unique needs and circumstances — are just a few of the responsibilities our officers assume on a daily basis,” USCIS says of its mission.
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