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the State Department terminated their permanent resident status and had their green cards revoked
That is not how green-card status is formally ended. USCIS says lawful permanent residence is lost through USCIS rescission proceedings or a final removal order from an immigration judge, not by the State Department simply revoking a green card.
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The post overstates both which agency has the authority and how final the action is.
According to USCIS, a lawful permanent resident keeps that status until they naturalize or lose/abandon it. USCIS says a person loses permanent resident status if an immigration judge issues a final removal order, or if USCIS rescinds the person’s adjustment of status within the first five years. USCIS’s Policy Manual is explicit that, to rescind lawful permanent resident status, USCIS must serve a Notice of Intent to Rescind, and that USCIS field offices have jurisdiction to initiate rescission proceedings.
Separately, the State Department’s own visa guidance explains that the Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551, the green card) is issued by USCIS. In other words, the State Department handles visa issuance overseas, but the formal green-card/LPR process is administered through DHS/USCIS and, when removal is involved, the immigration courts.
So the claim that "the State Department terminated their permanent resident status and had their green cards revoked" is inaccurate as stated. At most, the government could have started immigration enforcement or removal/rescission proceedings; the State Department does not itself, by simple fiat, complete the legal loss of lawful permanent resident status in the way this sentence claims.
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- Maintaining Permanent Residence | USCIS
USCIS says a lawful permanent resident maintains that status until they lose or abandon it, and that permanent resident status is lost if an immigration judge issues a final removal order. USCIS also says it may place someone into rescission proceedings during the first five years after they became an LPR.
- Chapter 3 - Rescission Process | USCIS Policy Manual
The USCIS Policy Manual states that, to rescind a person's adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, USCIS must serve a Notice of Intent to Rescind, and that USCIS field offices have jurisdiction to initiate rescission proceedings.
- Immigrant Investor Visas | Travel.State.Gov
The State Department page explains that USCIS will not issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551 or Green Card) until the immigrant fee is paid, and that after admission as a permanent resident, the Permanent Resident Card is mailed by USCIS.