green card

Example Sentences

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They were also dismayed and confused by the news that green card applicants would possibly have to leave the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

District Judge John McConnell said the restrictions on processing of asylum, work permit, green card and citizen applications from nationals of 39 African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries were unlawful.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“People are asking me, ‘Can we still apply?,’ and I think the most important thing is, yes, people can still apply for a green card within the United States if they’re eligible.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would only grant adjustment of status—the formal name for granting a green card inside the country—in “extraordinary circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Papá showed them his green card, which Ito, the Japanese sharecropper for whom we picked strawberries, had helped him get years before.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez