Palmer Polaski Immigration Alerts

NEWS IN BRIEF

  • On March 21, 2025, DHS abruptly closed three critical offices: the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
  • On January 22, 2025, USCIS waived the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Adjustment of Status Applicants.
  • The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kristi Noem as the eighth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a bipartisan vote of 59-34.
  • In response to litigation, on March 8, 2025, USCIS updated its forms webpage to reflect at least a one-month grace period for new forms issued between February 24, 2025, through March 4, 2025.
  • In an update released on February 27, 2025, ICE reported that the number of detainees held in their custody has increased to 43,759, the highest detention level since November 2019.
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