Immigration News

The Administration is committed to restoring the rule of law with respect to Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Nonetheless, on March 31, 2025, Judge Edward Chen, a federal judge in San Francisco, ordered the department to continue TPS for Venezuelans. See National TPS Alliance, et al., v. Kristi Noem et al., No. 3:25-cv-01766 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, […]

The White House March 25, 2025 PHASING OUT PAPER CHECKS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize how the government handles money, switching from old-fashioned paper-based payments to fast, secure electronic payments. The Order mandates that, effective September 30, 2025, the Federal government will cease issuing paper checks for all disbursements, including […]

Section 7.4.2. of the Handbook for Employers, M-274, has been updated to reflect a DHS-published final rule (89 FR 10354) that automatically extends the duration of status and any employment authorization granted under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(3)(i)(B) or (C) for an F-1 student who is the beneficiary of an H-1B petition requesting a change of status.   The final […]

Last Updated: March 11, 2025 Effective March 11, 2025, CDC has removed from the technical instructions to panel physicians the requirement that immigrant visa applicants receive the COVID-19 vaccination.  Panel physicians will no longer determine that an immigrant visa applicant is ineligible for travel based on their failure to receive, or otherwise document, their vaccination against COVID-19.  […]

Update to Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records. New Edition Dated 01/20/25. March 04, 2025 Edition Date: 01/20/25. As of March 4, 2025, the currently effective version is the 01/20/25 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions. Update to Form […]

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302), and ensure that failure to comply is treated as […]

Release Date: February 20, 2025 “President Trump and I are returning TPS to its original status: temporary.” – Secretary Noem WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary Noem vacated a decision by the previous administration to extend Haiti’s Temporary Protect Status (TPS) by 18 months. As part of this move, Haiti’s TPS will end on August 3, 2025, unless […]

Release Date 02/05/2025 Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary. Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their […]

A Notice by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on 02/05/2025 Published Document: 2025-02294 (90 FR 9040) This document has been published in the Federal Register. Use the PDF linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic format. Published Document: 2025-02294 (90 FR 9040) Document DetailsPublished Content – Document Details Agencies Department of Homeland […]

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an executive order titled“Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program.” The order suspends naldecisions on refugee cases and refugee entries to the United States. However, the StateDepartment also indenitely suspended new applications and case processing, eectiveimmediately. This explainer analyzes the implications of the executive order. 1. What […]