L. Francis Cissna, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, shown at a briefing in December 2017, told staff Tuesday that the agency hopes to close all of the agency’s overseas offices. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)The Trump administration is preparing to shutter all 21 international offices of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a move that could slow the processing of family visa applications, foreign adoptions and citizenship petitions from members of the military. USCIS foreign offices also investigate fraud. The move comes as the Trump administration is pressing to tighten the nation’s immigration controls and shift from family reunification to merit-based immigration.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2019 16:52 UTC