No court has blocked USCIS's May 2026 memo on adjusting status

USCIS memo PM-602-0199, dated 21 May 2026, reminds officers that adjustment of status is "a matter of discretion and administrative grace" and describes it, quoting the Board of Immigration Appeals, as an "extraordinary" form of relief. It tells officers to "consider all relevant factors and information in the totality of the circumstances" when exercising that discretion. The court rulings of May to August 2026 being shared as ending it concerned other USCIS memos; none of them names PM-602-0199.

What has not changed

The law on who may apply to adjust status is unchanged, and so are the forms and fees. The memo describes itself as reaffirming a "consistent and longstanding approach". Filing an I-485 inside the US is still the route the statute provides.

What to do

If you have an adjustment of status application pending or planned, the memo is about how an officer weighs it, not a new form or a new deadline. A specific case is a question for the immigration lawyer handling it.

Next update

When a court rules on PM-602-0199, or USCIS withdraws or revises it.

Sources

OfficialPM-602-0199: Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative GraceU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — policy memorandum, 21 May 2026
OfficialUSCIS news release, 22 May 2026U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services