US green card approvals drop 35%, Indians hit hardest; what US immigration authority data says

US green card approvals witnessed a 35% drop and Indians are the hardest hit, as reported by Economic Times. The approval rate for EB-1A green cards , the US route for extraordinary-skilled workers has dropped sharply in FY26, with Indians facing the steepest impact. As reported by ET, the data from Boundless Immigration, based on USCIS fillings, show approvals for Indians fell to 35% in the first two quarters of FY26, down from 49.1% in FY25.