June 2025 Travel Ban: Do Green Card Holders Risk Losing Status?
Public reporting on the June 2025 travel ban shows visa blocks for 19 countries (12 fully suspended) but…
What to Do If Your Work Permit Expires During the USCIS Pause
An indefinite USCIS pause on asylum decisions does not invalidate current work permits. Renewals filed before Oct. 30,…
Can Asylum Seekers Still Adjust to Permanent Residency After One Year?
A Nov. 21, 2025 USCIS memo pauses green card decisions and orders review of refugees admitted Jan. 21,…
Is My EAD Valid With Pending Asylum? 2026 Validity and Renewal Rules
Asylum-based EADs issued on or after Dec. 5, 2025 last up to 18 months. Renewals filed on or…
Impact of the Asylum Processing Halt on Afghan Nationals’ Work Authorization
Asylum processing limits have disrupted Afghan nationals’ access to work permits. Widespread delays and the end of the…
Will USCIS Deny Green Card Applications From Some Countries?
Following a presidential proclamation, USCIS is reexamining green cards and pending applications from 19 countries, treating document-security weaknesses…
What Happens to Pending I-485 During Trump’s Immigration Review
On March 25, 2025, USCIS suspended processing of asylee and refugee Form I-485 cases for enhanced vetting. With…
Will the USCIS Asylum Halt Lead to Stricter Criteria and Denials?
After a Washington shooting tied to Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the administration paused asylum processing and tightened USCIS screening. New…
Roles of FBI, CIA, and DHS in Enhanced Asylum Vetting
After the November 2025 shooting, federal agencies began re‑vetting refugees admitted during 2021–2025. DHS paused green‑card processing for…
Asylum-Based EAD Renewal: What to Do When USCIS Pauses Decisions
An internal USCIS halt on asylum decisions began in late November 2025 and is labeled indefinite. The pause…
What Denaturalization Means and Can the U.S. Revoke Citizenship?
Denaturalization can remove citizenship from naturalized people for illegal procurement or deliberate concealment under 8 U.S.C. Section 1451.…
USCIS Expands Review of Afghans’ Green Cards to Other Nations
DHS and USCIS are conducting a case-by-case review reopening approved green cards and asylum grants for Afghans and…
Work Permit 150 Days After Asylum Filing: Delays, Not a Halt?
No general USCIS halt exists through late 2025. Asylum seekers can apply for EAD after 150 days; approvals…
Will the USCIS Asylum Freeze Prevent Working Legally in the U.S.?
Following a fatal shooting, USCIS froze all affirmative asylum decisions in late November 2025, suspending adjudication of EADs…