USCIS Complies with Court Order Vacating Adjudication and Global Asylum Holds

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateJune 11, 2026

CategoryAdjudication

Policy toolGuidance / Court Compliance Notice

Affected groupIndividuals with immigration applications previously subjected to processing holds under the vacated policy memoranda

Policy effect

USCIS has complied with a federal court order vacating its 'Adjudication Hold' and 'Global Asylum Hold' policies. This action ends the indefinite processing holds on adjustments of status (Green Cards), Employment Authorization Documents, naturalization applications, and affirmative asylum applications.

Conditions and exceptions

Subject to possible further judicial review and updated instructions pending litigation developments.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

The Court entered its final judgment on June 11, 2026. In this case, the plaintiffs are non-governmental organizations and labor unions who represent millions of individuals who filed immigration applications. USCIS strongly disagrees with the Court’s order but will follow its terms pending possible further judicial review. The Policy Memoranda and the Policy Alert were issued based on Presidential Proclamation 10949, Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats , June 4, 2025, and Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10998, Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States , December 16, 2025, and to address the lack of screening, vetting, and the threat to national security and public safety. With entry of final judgment this order is effective immediately, and pursuant to the court-ordered vacatur, applies agency-wide. Thus, the vacatur applies to PM 602-0192, PM 602-0194, and PA 2025-26, which should be treated as if they are not in effect.

uscis.govUSCIS Alert, 'Court Order on Hold Policies', Release Date 06/12/2026Open official source

Retrieved from https://uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/court-order-on-hold-policies

Review method

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USCIS Complies with Court Order Vacating Adjudication and Global Asylum Holds

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2026