India, April 5 -- The Trump administration's efforts to crack down on immigrants are taking a major overhaul of immigration procedure to married couples' green card application process as a move, which reinforces the administration's agenda in favour of tougher immigration enforcement.

Central to the revisions was the rollout of a new version of Form I-485, officially titled the 'Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.'

Beginning January 20, use of the updated form became mandatory, according to a report by Newsweek. Notably, the form also reintroduced the term "alien."

One of the most significant updates to the form is a detailed section concerning "public charge" evaluations. Applicants must now disclose a broad...