The Trump administration has announced a significant policy shift requiring foreigners seeking a green card to leave the U.S. and apply in their home countries. This reverses a long-standing policy for those already in the United States.

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy. <img alt="An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on Aug. 17, 2018, in Miami." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4908x3110+0+0/resize/4908x3110!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazona...