USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism in Immigrant Benefit Requests
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What the document says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens’ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations, as well as the use of discretion in adjudication of certain benefit requests where evidence of antisemitic activity is present.
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- USCIS newsroom, checked Aug 2, 2026
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