India, May 24 -- A new immigration policy update under the Trump Administration is fueling anxiety among immigrant communities after the introduction of procedural changes for green card applicants.

In an effort to tighten immigration regulations, the Trump administration declared on May 22 that the majority of temporary visa holders must now leave the country and apply for green cards from their own country.

Visitors, temporary employees, and students who are already in the country will typically need to undergo consular processing overseas and will no longer be able to change their status domestically.

The adjustment comes amid backlogs and uncertainty throughout the immigration system and impacts an already-existing pipeline of appl...