05/22/2026
ืืืืจ USCIS: โืืชืืืช ืืขืื (Adjustment of Status) ืืื ืขื ืืื ืฉื ืฉืืงืื ืืขืช ืืืกื ืื ืืื, ืืกืขื ืืจืืโฆโ ืืชืืจืื 21 ืืืื 2026. ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืช ืืฉืืขืืชื ืฉื ืจืื ืื ืืืืชืช ืขื ืืืืจื ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืกืื ืืจื ืฉืืงืื ืืืขืช ืืชืืงื I-485 (Adjustment of Status), ืืืืืื ืชืืช ืืืืฉื ืื ืืืื.
ืืืืขืืฅ ืืื ื ืชืชืงืฉืจื ืืืฉืจืื ื 305-912-7777 ืขืืจื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืขืจื ืื ืขืืจื. 22 ืฉื ื ื ืืกืืื ืืชืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืจื"ื. ืืืฉืจื ืืืื ืฉืฆืืคื ืืชืืงืื ืืื ืืจื"ื. ืงืจืื ืขืืื ื ืขืื ืืื: www.immigrationlawyer.tv
ืืืฉื ืขืืงืจ ืืืกืจ ืืืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืจืขืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืฉืื ืื ืกืืืืก ืืืจื"ื.
USCIS ืืืืืฉื ืื ืืชืืืช ืืขืื (ืืจืื ืงืืจื ืืชืื ืืจืืดื) ืืื ื ืืืืช, ืืคืืื ืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืง ืืืืฉืืช. ืืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืืืืฉ ืื Adjustment of Status ืืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืชืื ืืฉืืงืื ืืขืช (โdiscretionaryโ) ืึพโืกืขื ืืจืืโ (โextraordinary reliefโ), ืืื ืขื ืงืฆืื ื ืืืืืจื ืืืืืช ืชืืงืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืขืชื ืืื ืืงืื ืืืคืขืื ืฉืืงืื ืืขืช ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืงืฉ.
ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืคืืขื
ื ืจืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืืช ืงืฆืื ื USCIS ืืืกืชืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืช ืืจืงืข ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืงืฉ, ืืชื ืืืืชื, ืืืืืื ืืฉืืงืืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืจืขืชื, ืืคื ื ืืืฉืืจ ืืืคืก I-485.
USCIS ืืื ืืื ืืฉืงืื:
ืืืจืืื ืืืืืืื (ืขืฉืืืื ืืกืืืข ืืืืฉืืจ)
โข ืงืฉืจื ืืฉืคืื ืืืงืื ืืืจืืดื
โข ืฉืืืช ืืจืืื ืืืจืืดื
โข ืืืคื ืืืกืจื ืืื (Good Moral Character)
โข ืขืืืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืืกืื
โข ืฉืืงืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืืื
โข ืงืืฉื (Hardship) ืืื ื ืืฉืคืื ืืืจืื ืืจืืดื ืื ืชืืฉืื ืงืืข (LPR)
โข ืฉืืจืืช ืฆืืื, ืืืกืืืจืืืช ืชืขืกืืงื, ืชืจืืื ืืงืืืื, ืฉืืงืื (rehabilitation) ืืขืื
ืืืจืืื ืฉืืืืืื (ืขืฉืืืื ืืคืืืข ืืืืฉืืจ)
โข ืืื ืื ืื ืืฆื ืฉืืื (Fraud / Misrepresentation)
โข ืขืืจ ืคืืืื (ืื ืืื ืืจืฉืขื ืคืืจืืืืช ืืืงืจืื ืืกืืืืื)
โข ืืคืจืืช ืืื ื ืืืืจื
โข ืืึพืฆืืืช ืืฆืืืื ืงืืืืื ืฉื ืจืฉืืืืช ืืืืืจื
โข ืืฉืฉืืช ืืืืืืื ืืฆืืืืจ
โข ืืชื ืืืืช ืืืฉืงืคืช ืืืคื ืืืกืจื ืืงืื
โข ื ืืฆืื ืืจืขื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืืจื ืื ืืืกืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืจืฉืืืืช ืืืฉืืชืืืช
ืฉืื ืื ืคืจืงืื ืืฉืืขืืชื ืืขืืจืื ืืื
ืืืืืจ ืจืืื ืื USCIS ืขืฉืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืื ื ืจืืื ืืืชืจ ืฉื โืืืืื ืื ืกืืืืชโ (Totality of the Circumstances), ืืืืืจ:
ืื ืื ืืืงืื ืืืื ืืฉืคืืืช, ืงืฆืื ื ืืืืืจื ืขืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืืืง:
โข ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืงืืช ืืขืืจ
โข ืขืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืจ
โข ืืคืจืืช ืืืืจื ืงืืืืืช
โข ืืขืฆืจืื ืื ืืื ืืจืฉืขื
โข ืืืกืจ ืขืงืืืืช ืืืจืกืืืช
โข ืคืขืืืืช ืืจืฉืชืืช ืืืจืชืืืช
โข ืืึพืชืฉืืื ืืืกืื
โข ื ืืฉืืืื ืงืืืืื ืื ืืขืืืช ืืืขืจืืืช ืืืกืื
โข ืฉืืืืช ืืืื ืืช (Credibility)
โข ืืฉื ืืืืกืจ ืชืื ืื (Bad Faith)
ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืชืืงื ื ืืฉืืืื / VAWA / ืชืืงืื ืืฉืคืืชืืื
ืืืจืื ืชืืงื ืืืืจื ืืืืกืกื ืืฉืคืื, ืืขืืจ โ ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืืื (Admissible) โ ืืืืฉืืจ ืืื ื ืคืืฅ, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืืืช ืืืืจืืช.
ื ืจืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืืื ืงืฆืื ืื ืืฉืืื:
โืืื ืืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืคืขืืช ืฉืืงืื ืืขืช ืืืืื?โ
ืืื ืจืง:
โืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืง?โ
ืืืฉืืขืืช ืขืืืื ืืืืืช:
โข ืืืชืจ RFEs (ืืงืฉืืช ืืจืืืืช ื ืืกืคืืช)
โข ืืืชืจ NOIDs (ืืืื ื ืืืืืช)
โข ืืืชืจ ืืืืืช ืืชืืงืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืกืืืืื
ื ืืืื ืก ืืฉืื
ืืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืฉื ื ืืืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืง, ืืืื ื ืืืฆืจ ืื ืืขืืช ืืืงืืืช ืืืฉืืช (statutory bars).
ืื ืฉืขืืืื ืืืื ืืคื INA ยง245 โ ืขืืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืข Adjustment of Status.
ืืื ืืคืืขื, ื ืจืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืขืฉืื ืืชืช ืืงืฆืื ืื ืืกืืก ืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืืืง ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืงืื ืืขืช, ืืืืืื ืืชืืงืื ืขื ืขืืืืืช ืฉืืืืืืช.
ืืงืจืืื ืืคืจืงืืืช ืฉืื ืืืฉืคืขื ืขื ืขืืื ืืืืืจื
ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืฃ ืืืืคื ืืืจืกืืื, ืกืืืจ ืฉืขืืจืื ืืื ืืฆืืจืื ืืืชืืื โืืืขืืืก ืืจืืฉโ (front-load) ืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืจืืืืช ืืฉืืงืื ืืขืช ืืืืื ืืชืื ืืืืืืช I-485:
โข ืืืืืช ืืก (Tax Returns)
โข ืชืฆืืืจืื (Affidavits)
โข ืจืืืืช ืืฉืืงืื (Rehabilitation)
โข ืจืืืืช ืึพHardship
โข ืงืฉืจืื ืืงืืืื
โข ืืกืืจืื ืืืคืจืืช ืขืืจ
โข ืืกืืืื ืืืขืืืื ืขื ืืืคื ืืืกืจื ืืื
โข ืืืคืื ืืืื ืืืขืฆืจืื ืื ืกืชืืจืืช
ืืืืืื ืืืจืืช, ืืืง ืืชืืงื I-485 ืขืฉืืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืจืืืช ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืืืืช Waiver ืืืฉืจ ืืงืฉืืช ืจืืืืืช ืืืจืื ืงืืจื.
ืืฉืืจื ืืชืืชืื ื
ื ืจืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืกืื ืขืืื ืงืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืฉื ืฉืืงืื ืืขืช ื-Adjustment of Status, ืฉืื ืขืฆื ืืืืืืช ืืืืงืืช ืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืืกืคืืง ืืชืืงืื ืืืืืืื.
ืชืืงืื ืืืงืื ืื ืจืื ืขืืืื ืืืืฉืจื, ืืื ืชืืงืื ืขื โequitiesโ ืืืฉืืช ืื ืขืืืืืช ืืขืืืชืืืช ืขืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืงื ืงืคืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืืชืจ.
USCIS memo: โAdjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Reliefโฆโ dated May 21, 2026. This is a significant policy memorandum that appears to signal a much tougher discretionary standard for I-485 adjustment of status cases, especially under the current administration.
Main Takeaway
USCIS is emphasizing that adjustment of status (green card inside the U.S.) is not a right even if someone is statutorily eligible. The memo repeatedly stresses that AOS is discretionary and โextraordinary reliefโ and officers should deny cases where they believe discretion should not be favorably exercised.
What This Means in Practice
The memo appears to instruct officers to look beyond technical eligibility and examine the applicantโs entire background, conduct, and equities before approving an I-485.
USCIS officers are directed to weigh:
Positive factors (help approval)
โข Strong family ties in the U.S.
โข Long residence in the U.S.
โข Good moral character
โข Tax compliance
โข Humanitarian concerns
โข Hardship to U.S. citizen/LPR family
โข Military service, employment history, community contributions, rehabilitation, etc.
Negative factors (can hurt approval)
โข Fraud or misrepresentation
โข Criminal history (even if not a formal conviction in some contexts)
โข Immigration violations
โข Failure to comply with prior immigration orders
โข Public safety concerns
โข Conduct reflecting poor moral character
โข Prior abuse of immigration benefits or dishonesty with agencies.
Big Practical Change for Attorneys
This memo suggests USCIS may move closer to a โtotality of the circumstancesโ discretionary review, meaning:
Even if a client is legally eligible, officers may scrutinize:
โข past unlawful presence,
โข unauthorized employment,
โข prior immigration violations,
โข arrests without conviction,
โข inconsistencies,
โข social media,
โข failure to pay taxes,
โข prior marriages/relationship issues,
โข credibility concerns,
โข perceived bad faith.
Why This Matters for Marriage Cases / VAWA / Family Cases
For many family-based adjustments, historically if the person was eligible and admissible, approval was common unless there were serious issues. This memo appears to encourage officers to ask:
โDoes this person deserve favorable discretion?โ
โnot just:
โAre they technically eligible?โ
That could mean more RFEs, more NOIDs, and more denials in marginal or messy cases.
Important Nuance
This memo does not automatically change the law or create new statutory bars. Someone still eligible under INA ยง245 can still adjust. But it potentially gives officers more justification to deny as a matter of discretion, especially in cases with negative facts.
My immigration-law reading of the practical impact
If this is enforced aggressively, attorneys will likely need to start front-loading discretionary evidence much more heavily in I-485 packages:
โข tax returns,
โข affidavits,
โข rehabilitation evidence,
โข hardship evidence,
โข community ties,
โข explanations for prior violations,
โข good moral character documentation,
โข proactive addressing of arrests or inconsistencies.
In other words, some I-485s may increasingly look more like waiver packages than simple filing packets.
Bottom line: this memo appears to be USCIS signaling a harder discretionary era for adjustment of status, where being eligible may no longer be enough in borderline cases. Strong cases probably remain approvable, but weak-equity cases may face substantially more scrutiny.
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