Overview
- USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said the agency will re‑vet green cards, asylum grants, and other benefits issued under the Biden administration to find fraud.
- The agency is opening public tip lines and adding special agents to pursue leads with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
- Some USCIS officers are being granted arrest and firearm authority as part of the enforcement push.
- USCIS reported nearly 33,000 fraud referrals since January 20, 2025, with more than 21,000 investigations completed and fraud found in 65 percent of those cases.
- Targeted reviews such as Operation PARRIS in Minneapolis–St. Paul are underway, while Newsweek notes USCIS has not yet released detailed guidance on the scope of the broader rechecks.