Effective September 18, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) officers will have broader discretion when determining whether an applicant for permanent residence is likely to become a “public charge”—and therefore may be inadmissible to the United States
Read MoreThe Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) has overturned longstanding precedent that allowed certain foreign nationals who had accrued unlawful presence in the United States to travel internationally with Advance Parole without triggering the unlawful-presence bar based on that departure
Read MoreThe New York Times recently reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has been arresting certain foreign nationals traveling on domestic flights through U.S. airports, including individuals with outstanding removal orders and individuals whom the government considers to have overstayed their authorized period of stay
Read MoreA federal court of appeals has declined to reinstate the $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions, denying the government's motion to keep the fee in effect while its appeal is decided
Read MoreThe State Department is rolling out a pilot program that allows visitor visa (B-1/B-2) applicants to pay for an earlier interview date, starting with Mission Mexico as of July 21, 2026
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has published its August 2026 Visa Bulletin
Read MoreUSCIS has confirmed that it received enough H-1B petitions to meet both the regular and master’s degree allocations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, which begins on October 1, 2026
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized a rule that will replace the long-standing "duration of status" (D/S) framework with fixed periods of admission for F-1 international students and J-1 exchange visitors, effective September 15, 2026
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruled today that birthright citizenship cannot be eliminated, finding President Trump’s Executive Order contrary to the US Constitution
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") for citizens of Haiti and Syria
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