September 2, 2026 Parents With Citizen Children Must Prove Legal Status for Passports
September 2, 2026 Proposed Changes to H-4 Visa Spousal Employment
September 2, 2026 Unregistered Voluntary Departure Comes with a Price
September 2, 2026 USCIS Reinstates Neighborhood Investigations for Citizenship Applicants
September 2, 2026 State Department Proposes Fee Payment for Expedited Visa Interviews
August 28, 2026 Judge Denies Bid to Force Extradition of ICE Agent
April 15, 2026
H-1B Program Changes Disqualify Some Employers
H-1B program changes implemented within the past year created expensive financial hurdles, making smaller employers step back from the program.
April 14, 2026
Circuit Court Disqualifies Removal Cancellation
A circuit court declined a removal cancellation petition, citing the petitioner's criminal record made them ineligible.
April 14, 2026
Increase In Immigration Detainment Without Criminal Records
A UC Berkley report illustrates a massive increase in immigration detainment for individuals without prior convictions.
April 14, 2026
Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Naturalization Rates
The increasingly strict immigration landscape is shrinking nationalization rates, because less people apply and immigration officials deny more applications.
April 14, 2026
Ethiopia TPS Termination Blocked
A district court order restored all of the detention and removal protections for beneficiaries of the Ethiopia TPS designation.
April 13, 2026
Form I-9 Updates
ICE recently changed the penalties on the Form I-9 guidance sheet, turning excusable errors into fineable offenses for employers.
April 10, 2026
Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Foreign Doctors
The past year of increasingly strict immigration enforcement compounded the labor shortage in the medical field, which heavily relies on foreign doctors.
April 8, 2026
BIA Rules Intent Doesn’t Disqualify Immigrant Removal Proceedings
The Board ruled intent to file for a removal waiver or relief alone isn't a good reason for stopping removal proceedings.
April 8, 2026
Impending End to DHS Shutdown
The current DHS shutdown might as soon as April 13, pending a formal vote by the U.S. House of Representatives.
April 7, 2026
Impact of Third Country Removals on Asylum Seekers
The government removed at least 13,000 asylum seekers to countries they have no connection to.
April 6, 2026
The New Election Order: What Naturalized Citizens Should Know
A new executive order mandates state officials keep track of all valid naturalized and birthright citizens voting in future elections.
April 6, 2026
Clarification for Immigrant Employment Authorization
The DHS and USCIS proposed changes to the employment authorization system targeting individuals with removal parole.
April 2, 2026
US Investor Visa Guide: Starting in the Right Place
The majority of prospective beneficiaries for an investor visa make a crucial mistake: they chose a visa pathway before fully understanding it.
April 2, 2026
Supreme Court Skeptical of Birthright Citizenship Change
After an initial round of oral arguments, the Supreme Court became increasingly skeptical of the government's proposed birthright citizenship changes.
April 2, 2026
DOS Social Media Vetting Expanded
The DOS' social media vetting guidelines expanded to several visa types, including family-based K visas and the humanitarian S visa.
April 2, 2026
DOL Announces New H-1B Wage Minimums
The Department of Labor increased the mandatory H-1B wage minimums for beneficiaries across all four skill levels.
April 1, 2026
CBP One Legal Status Termination Unlawful
Per a district judge ruling, government can't retroactively terminate legal status granted by the CBP One app.
April 1, 2026
BIA Reminds Immigration Judges Biased Testimony Lacks Validity
The BIA reminded immigration judges an experts testimony isn't a valid ruling base if it's clearly biased.
March 31, 2026
USCIS Announces End to H-1B Registration Period
USCIS officially announced an end to the H-1B registration period, this means they received enough H-1B applications for the 2027 fiscal year.
March 31, 2026
Government Partially Removes Asylum Pause
After extensive review, USCIS lifted the pause on asylum processing for all countries not considered 'high risk'.