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Story summary
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported green card approval rates fell in Q3 2026.
- Overall approval rate for decided applications dropped 2.6 percentage points from Q2.
- Family-based approvals fell 4.2 points, with 54,678 approvals and 12,240 denials in April-June.
- Cuban applicant approval rate plunged 28.9 points to 23.7%, with 139 approvals out of 586 cases.
- Asylum approvals rose 0.8 points to 88.9% in Q3 2026.