Green Card Nightmare: Lost USCIS Documents — Immediate Steps Now
Act quickly if a green card or EAD is lost: check case status online, call USCIS (1‑800‑375‑5283), file…
Green Card Holders Face Prosecution for Employing Undocumented Immigrants
By August 14, 2025, employers—including green card holders—face mandatory E‑Verify, increased fines, and criminal exposure under The Dignity…
Mass. immigrants with legal status losing home and health care jobs
Stricter federal enforcement and policy shifts are causing legal-status immigrant caregivers in Massachusetts to lose jobs, threatening long-term…
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.…
Green Card Holder Detained in Texas Begs ICE to Deport Him
Expanded expedited removal, Texas SB 8 and $170 billion federal funding have increased ICE detentions in 2025. Green…
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…
Green card holder in China criticizes U.S. worldwide tax on foreign income
Green card holders in China must continue filing U.S. returns reporting worldwide income in 2025. FEIE rises to…
Turning 21 May Cost H‑1B Children Their Green Card Eligibility
Beginning August 15, 2025, USCIS will calculate CSPA ages using Final Action Dates only; filings by August 14,…
EB-2 India Aug–Sep 2025: Why Final Action Stayed at Jan 1, 2013
August–September 2025 Visa Bulletins freeze EB-2 India at Final Action Date January 1, 2013 and Dates for Filing…
State Department Proposes Passport-Scan Requirement for Diversity Visa Lottery
A proposed rule would require valid passports and compliant passport scans (e.g., JPEG under 5 MB) at DV…
Do I Need a New Medical Exam for My Green Card Interview?
USCIS now applies two different I-693 rules: pre-November 1, 2023 signatures are valid two years; post-November 1, 2023…
Blumenthal Backs Permanent U.S. Status Pathway for Afghan Allies
A bipartisan bill introduced August 8, 2025, would allow eligible Afghan interpreters and support staff to apply for…
USCIS updates forms, tighter fraud rules reshape green card process
In 2025 USCIS requires 01/20/25 Form I-485 (mandatory April 3) and Form I-129F (mandatory May 1) and tightens…
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…