<p>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday that it was rescinding the policy requiring legal immigrants to receive the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19</a> vaccine in order to further the process.</p>
<p>On the agency&#8217;s official <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/i-485" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government website</a>, an alert was issued detailing the policy change, dated January 22, 2025, and effective immediately.</p>
<p>&#8220;Effective January 22, 2025, USCIS waives any and all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident present documentation on their Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that they received the COVID-19 vaccination,&#8221; the announcement read.</p>
<p>&#8220;USCIS will not issue any Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) related to proving a COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not deny any adjustment of status application based on the applicant’s failure to present documentation that they received the COVID-19 vaccination,&#8221; it continued.</p>
<p>The policy change applies to immigrants who are in the United States legally and are attempting to change their immigration status.</p>
<p>Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines responded to the news, saying, &#8220;HUGE NEWS. Following the below tweet, USCIS has rescinded their Covid vax mandate for legal immigrants. I can&#8217;t even tell you the thousands of people in the same situation who have reached out over the past few years. Promises made, promises kept. Thank you, @realDonaldTrump.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HUGE NEWS. Following the below tweet, USCIS has rescinded their Covid vax mandate for legal immigrants.</p>
<p>I can&#39;t even tell you the thousands of people in the same situation who have reached out over the past few years.</p>
<p>Promises made, promises kept. Thank you, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>. <a href="https://t.co/WBn47PgTQS">https://t.co/WBn47PgTQS</a> <a href="https://t.co/k5cBNnKrOt">pic.twitter.com/k5cBNnKrOt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1882153729178402852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Gaines included her previous post, dated just one day prior, in which she&#8217;d shared a letter her husband — a legal immigrant from the United Kingdom — had received from USCIS denying him just such a status change because he&#8217;d not had the COVID vaccine.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just got another letter from USCIS saying they won&#8217;t give my husband his green card until he gets the Covid jab. This is ridiculous. We&#8217;ve been married coming up on 3 years. We&#8217;ve spent thousands for the submitted forms to expire on their time. We&#8217;re hoping for change soon,&#8221; she said at the time.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just got another letter from USCIS saying they won&#39;t give my husband his green card until he gets the Covid jab.</p>
<p>This is ridiculous. We&#39;ve been married coming up on 3 years. We&#39;ve spent thousands for the submitted forms to expire on their time.</p>
<p>We&#39;re hoping for change soon🤞🏼 <a href="https://t.co/OMUDJzATGQ">pic.twitter.com/OMUDJzATGQ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1881776147094286785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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