FY2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection is Completed
On March 31, 2025, USCIS announced it has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year
Read More »DHS Reviews Designation of Romania into Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
The US Government is reviewing the recent designation of Romania into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to ensure adherence to VWP’s stringent security requirements. During
Read More »IRS Nears Agreement with ICE Regarding Taxpayer Data
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are nearing an agreement allowing the IRS to share taxpayer data with immigration
Read More »USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2025 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visas
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal
Read More »DHS Pauses Processing for Select Green Card Applications
According to reports first made by CBS News, the Trump administration has made the operational decision to pause green card application processing for some refugees and
Read More »DHS to Terminate CHNV Parole Program
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice of action in the Federal Register, Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans,
Read More »Trump Administration Restarts Family Detention
The Trump administration began detaining immigrant families at a Texas facility and is preparing an additional facility in South Texas to detain undocumented parents and
Read More »State Department Claims Foreign Affairs Immigration Rulemaking Exemption
On March 14, 2025, the State Department announced that regulations governing visa policies and immigration fall under “foreign affairs” and are exempt from the
Read More »Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration IFR
On March 12, 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the Alien Registration Requirement announced in February,
Read More »Stories to Watch: Trump Could Enact Broad Travel Ban Soon
As early as this week, the Trump administration could announce a new travel ban barring U.S. entry for certain foreign nationals. According to reports, instead of a
Read More »April 2025 Visa Bulletin Released
In the April 2025 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for Worldwide (All Other) advance for EB-2 and EB- 3 but remain unchanged for EB-1. Final Action Dates for China in
Read More »USCIS Publishes FRN with Plans to Collect Applicants’ Social Media Information
Executive Order 14161, “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,” directs the relevant agencies to
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