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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just announced that it will be putting citizenship applicants under the strictest scrutiny yet. If you’re planning to apply for naturalization, or even if your application is already pending, you’ll want to...
On August 5, 2025 the State Department published a Temporary Final Rule launching a 12-month Visa Bond Pilot Program effective August 20, 2025 – August 5, 2026. Under the pilot, certain B‑1 (business) and B‑2 (tourist) visa applicants must post a refundable cash bond...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released sweeping new guidance affecting all family-based green card applications filed by U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) on behalf of spouses, children, parents, or siblings. Effective August...
Effective July 22, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement a new schedule of fees for immigration-related processes. This change stems from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act) signed into law by the Trump administration earlier, on...
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt immigration raids in Los Angeles and in six other counties across California. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other immigrant rights groups on July 2, on...
A federal court judge ruled in early July that Trump’s ban on asylum at the southern border is unlawful. The court found the order violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, which guarantees asylum eligibility regardless of immigration status or entry method. The...
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, he has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for many countries. Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua are the latest group of countries whose U.S.-based citizens have been stripped of temporary protections that shielded them...
After a three-week freeze, the U.S. has resumed student visa appointments, but will tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable. Foreign students hoping...
The Trump administration has lifted a short-lived pause on immigration raids and arrests at farms, hotels and restaurants just a few days after putting restrictions in place to limit enforcement targeting those areas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice announcing that the Trump administration is ending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, which will take effect on July 14, 2025. This move could lead to...
