Just when Nigerians thought things couldn’t get any harder in America, the Trump administration has served another major blow.
On May 21, 2026, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued a policy memorandum that fundamentally changes how immigration officials are expected to treat Green Card (permanent residence) applications from foreigners already living in the US. This new policy comes on top of Presidential Proclamation 10998, which had already severely restricted the issuance of a wide range of US visas to Nigerians.
What the New DHS Policy Memorandum Actually Says and What It Does Not
It is critical to begin with what this policy is and what it is not.
This is not a new law. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which authorises the Adjustment of Status, the process by which a foreigner already in the US can apply for a Green Card from within the United
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