On 27 March 2008, the Washington Post reported that USCIS announced that that it will temporarily stop denying green cards to refugees and other legal immigrants tied to groups that sought to topple foreign dictatorships, placing their cases on hold while it decides on a more "logical, common-sense" rule.  This decision may affect thousands of pending applications, and will also prompt review of all denials since December 2007.  The effected applicants were admitted to the Untied States under refugee or asylum provisions, but were denied green cards based on links to "undesignated terrorist organizations" because they took armed action against a foreign government.  However, the laws defining terrorist activity are very broad and include people who worked in alliance with the United States, such as Iraqis who fought against Saddam Hussein.

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