Enhanced Enforcement on Visa Overstays

10 months ago

On June 4, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release announcing that the agency will enhance…

Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation for Afghanistan, Venezuela, Cameroon, and Haiti

10 months ago

In recent months, the Trump administration announced termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Venezuela, and most…

News in Brief

10 months ago

USCIS initiated deportation proceedings against over 26,700 foreign nationals since updating its guidelines in late February. On April 9, 2025,…

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT NEXT?

10 months ago

We are seeing the resumption of adjustment of status interviews for marriage-based cases. Whether employment-based interviews will be next remains…

Laken Riley Act

11 months ago

The Laken Riley Act, signed into law by the President on January 29, 2025, mandates DHS to detain certain undocumented…

DHS Ends Humanitarian Parole Program Benefiting Nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

11 months ago

On March 21, 2025, DHS announced that beneficiaries of the CHNV parole program, which allowed certain foreign nationals to enter…

DHS Rescinds TPS for Haiti and Venezuela

11 months ago

On February 1, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the 2023 designation for…

USCIS Becomes an Enforcement Agency

11 months ago

On February 28, 2025, USCIS issued a memorandum updating its policy regarding the issuance of Form I-862, Notice to Appear…

Immigration Courts Shift Policies

12 months ago

The Acting EOIR Director issued a flurry of policy memoranda eroding independence and procedural due process rights of individuals in…

EOIR Firings: Politicizing the Courts and Adding to the Backlog

12 months ago

Shortly after being inaugurated, President Trump fired four senior officials at the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). In mid-February,…