Freeze Likely on US Employment Visas; F2A Family Filings Stay Open
Annual FY2025 visa limits will exhaust in August–September 2025, likely freezing many EB categories until October 1, 2025.…
Articles by & updated by Elena Marquez
September USCIS Visa Bulletin: Key Green Card Changes for Ukrainians
USCIS instructs family‑sponsored applicants to use Dates for Filing in September 2025, permitting I‑485 submissions; employment categories see…
Gay Nigerian deportee from Ireland wins appeal to reapply for asylum
A gay Nigerian deported in June won Tribunal permission in August 2025 to lodge a new asylum claim,…
US employer-sponsored green card backlog hits record 1.8M pending
As of August 14, 2025, employer-sponsored green cards total 1.8 million pending and USCIS lists 11.3 million pending…
John Oliver Says Trump Era Renewed His Anxiety Over Immigration Status
John Oliver said August 2025 rhetoric under Donald Trump reignited immigration fears for naturalized citizens. Promises to deport…
D.C. Circuit Rejects Emergency Bid to Halt National Immigrant Registry
On August 12, 2025, the D.C. Circuit declined a stay, activating DHS’s Alien Registration Requirement. Non-citizens 14+ must…
U.S. asylum backlog push yields record denials, homelessness risk
In March 2025 immigration judges completed 10,933 asylum cases—76% denied—while courts still carried over 3.7 million pending matters.…
Feds Cut Funding That Helps Legal Immigrants Gain U.S. Citizenship
On April 14, 2025, USCIS cut a $300,000 grant to MIRA Coalition, eliminating funded citizenship assistance in Massachusetts.…
ECHR temporarily blocks Austria’s planned deportations to Syria
On August 11, 2025 the ECHR suspended Austria’s deportations to Syria until September 8, 2025, after Austria’s July…