USCIS Guidance Requires Applicants to Undergo Expanded Background Checks
A new internal USCIS guidance directs immigration officers not to approve any application that has not undergone expanded FBI background checks. The guidance will apply to
Read More »Yemen TPS Termination Stayed
In March, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Yemen no longer meets the conditions for its designation for Temporary Protected Status
Read More »Board of Immigration Appeals Decision Weakens DACA Deportation Protections
The Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a new precedent decision holding that being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient
Read More »State Department Instructs Consular Officials to Deny Visas to Those Who Express Fear
On April 28, 2026, the Secretary of State sent a departmental cable to consulates instructing officers to ask nonimmigrant visa applicants whether they fear harm or
Read More »House Approves DHS Funding Bill, Ending Prolonged Shutdown
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to fund most operations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), bringing an end to the agency’s longest
Read More »USCIS Reaches Cap for Second Allocation of Returning Worker H‑2B Visas for FY 2026
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the second allocation of returning worker H‑2B
Read More »DHS Announces Consequences for Unpaid Annual Asylum Fees and New H.R. 1 Requirements
On April 28, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an interim final rule, effective May 29, 2026, to implement immigration fees and requirements from the
Read More »DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Departs Post
On April 20, 2026, it was announced that Secretary Chavez-DeRemer would be leaving the administration to take a position in the private sector. White House Communications
Read More »Trump Administration Visa Ban Policy is Challenged in Court
A group of over 50 immigrants filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging a State Department policy that unlawfully prevents the
Read More »ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons Resigns
On April 16 ,2026, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced that he will resign at the end of May to spend more time with his family. Director Lyons’s resignation has
Read More »House to Vote on Discharge Petition to Restore TPS for Haiti
When Congress returns to D.C. this week from its two-week recess, the House is expected to vote on a bill to restore Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. The
Read More »DHS Sec. Mullin Suggests Removing Customs Officials From “Sanctuary City” Airports
In a recent Fox News interview, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested removing customs and immigration services from international airports in sanctuary jurisdictions,
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