US green card applicants will now have to return to home countries to apply, DHS says

Change criticized by advocates marks the latest significant move by the Trump administration on immigration policy

Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the state department, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday, in a move criticized by aid groups, policy analysts and immigration attorneys.

USCIS announced the move in a policy memo, which directed officers to consider relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether extraordinary relief is warranted.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/green-card-applicants-trump-administration

Europeans Remain Wary as Trump Promises to Deploy Troops to Poland #wanitaxigo

The turbulent 15 months of Trump’s unlikely US intelligence director

Over 15 months, the ex-Democrat without an intelligence background took actions seemingly meant to flatter Trump

Tulsi Gabbard’s tumultuous 15-month tenure as the US’s top intelligence official ended Friday, when Gabbard submitted her resignation as director of national intelligence.

Gabbard was an unconventional choice for the role, given she was a former Democrat with no notable intelligence background. Her political views, particularly on foreign intervention, have at times diverged from Donald Trump’s. But she also undertook norm-breaking actions as the country’s top intelligence chief that appeared designed to flatter Trump and his agenda of election denial.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-director

Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'

Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".

In Greenland, Protesters Denounce Opening of Bigger U.S. Consulate #wanitaxigo

David Lammy chairs first meeting of board set up to improve diversity among judiciary

Exclusive: Move to establish board comes after criticism that Lammy’s plan to slash jury trials will lead to increase in racial and class bias

David Lammy and the most senior judge in England and Wales are drawing up plans to accelerate the recruitment of minority ethnic and working-class solicitors into the judiciary.

A new judicial and legal diversity board, chaired by Lammy, who is the first black lord chancellor, and Sue Carr, the lady chief justice, has met for the first time to discuss removing barriers for diverse candidates attempting to join the judiciary.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/21/david-lammy-chairs-first-meeting-of-board-set-up-to-improve-diversity-among-judiciary

First North Korean Athletes Play in South Korea in Nearly 8 Years #wanitaxigo