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Are USCIS Premium Processing Services Available During Shutdown?
Despite the October 1, 2025 shutdown, USCIS continues fee-funded services and Premium Processing is available for eligible forms via Form…
Are NVC Services Operational During a Shutdown and Fee Payments
The NVC remains operational during federal shutdowns because visa processing is fee-funded. CEAC stays live for payments and uploads. Prolonged…
USCIS Recruiting Immigration Officers to Strengthen System Integrity
USCIS will hire Immigration Services Officers from Sept 29–Oct 8, 2025 to increase in-person interviews, document checks, and background screenings…
Annual US Asylum Fee Demands $100 Payments From Many Applicants
Starting mid‑2025, the U.S. requires a $100 annual fee for each year an I-589 asylum application is pending and a…
DHS Confirms 24 Undocumented Immigrants Arrested in Manitowoc County
ICE and federal partners arrested 24 undocumented immigrants in Manitowoc County during a trafficking-related operation; DHS detailed six cases with…
DACA: No new initial applications processed nationwide in 2025
USCIS will receive but not process new DACA initial applications under a court order as of September 30, 2025; renewals…
Feds detain Columbia green-card holder over drug convictions
Longtime green card holder Owen Ramsingh was detained at O’Hare on September 27, 2025; ICE cited a 1997 cocaine conviction…
Trump Sued Over Orwellian National Citizenship Database
Advocates sued to block a proposed national citizenship database centralizing Social Security and immigration data, warning it could misidentify voters,…