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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Lift Major Deportation Block

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on August 7, 2025 to lift a Los Angeles restriction barring stops without…

Rubio Vows to End Clergy Visa Bottleneck for Religious Workers

On August 7, 2025 Secretary Rubio proposed a separate EB-4 track for religious workers to ease clergy shortages caused by…

Goldman, Warren, Padilla, Kelly and Correa Demand ICE Investigations Into Citizen Detentions

Lawmakers led by Dan Goldman and senators Warren, Padilla, and Kelly sent DHS an Aug. 9 letter demanding 2025 counts…

DHS Reopens Deportation Cases Shelved Under Biden, Restarting Thousands

DHS reopened thousands of administratively closed deportation cases starting August 2025 and expanded expedited removal nationwide on January 21, 2025.…

New Trump Rule Could Let Married Immigrants Seeking Green Cards Be Deported

USCIS policy effective August 1, 2025, lets officers issue NTAs for marriage-based applicants; filing I-130 or I-485 doesn’t halt removal.…

Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty in Connecticut to Fraud, Immigration Crimes

On August 8, 2025, a Dominican national pleaded guilty in Connecticut federal court to fraud and immigration crimes. Authorities withheld…

USCIS Rule Change Could Force Thousands of Indian Children Out of Green Cards

Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use Final Action Dates for CSPA age calculations, increasing aging-out risk for Indian EB-2…

School Districts Start Using U.S. Citizenship Test in Classrooms

USCIS canceled the naturalization test redesign in January 2025 following 1,300+ public comments opposing multiple-choice and photo-description tasks. The 2008…