The Trump administration’s strict immigration policies are causing significant challenges to green card holders in America. Green Card holders are lawful permanent resident in America but time and again the US authorities have issued warnings to Green Card holder to abide by US laws to avoid cancellation of their lawful permanent status. There have been instances when green card holders had their status cancelled by the US authorities.
US Citizenship in Danger
Green card holders who naturalized into American citizens face the risk of losing their citizenship, with the US government working to strip some Americans of their citizenship status, with the Department of Justice focusing on this issue.
New Rules for Green Card Holders
Further, there have been certain new rules introduced or green Card holders that they need to be aware of.
Recently, US authorities have introduced new changes for green card holders, requiring them to use a new form, Form I-90, to replace their permanent resident cards starting May 29, 2025. This change requires those filing Form I-90 to meet new requirements specified by USCIS.
Another new USCIS rule applies to all foreigners submitting ‘Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status’ while in the US. The USCIS Policy Manual has been updated to clarify that a Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1, 2023, is only valid while the application the Form I-693 was submitted with is pending.
Form I-693, submitted with a withdrawn or denied application, becomes invalid. This guidance applies to applications pending or filed after June 11, 2025.
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill has become a law now and the newly introduced remittance tax will hit
Green card holders when they remit money to home countries starting next year.
The controversial remittance tax was first proposed at a rate of 5%, then reduced to 3.5% by the US House of Representatives, and finally capped at 1% by the US Senate. The 1% remittance tax will apply to money transfers made by immigrants including Indians in the US, after December 31, 2025.
The tax imposed will apply only to the remittance transfer for which the sender provides cash, a money order, a cashier’s check, or any other similar physical instrument to the remittance transfer provider.
The 1% remittance tax will not apply to any remittance transfer for which the funds being transferred are withdrawn from an account held in a financial institution, including banks. The newly introduced remittance tax will also not apply to money transfers made using a debit card or a credit card which is issued in the United States.