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U.S. immigration policy tracker covering executive actions, congressional legislation, state-level laws, and federal agency updates from USCIS, ICE, CBP, and the Department of State.
Documents to Gather While Your Asylum Case Is on Hold at USCIS
When your asylum case is on hold, keep gathering updated identity, medical, legal, and country‑condition evidence, certify translations, collect affidavits, and monitor USCIS notices to stay ready for requests and…
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…
Can Asylum Seekers Still Use Advance Parole to Travel?
Individual advance parole remains available for asylum seekers despite the 2025 Executive Order. File Form I‑131 and wait…
Emergency Travel with Pending Asylum: Get USCIS and Legal Advice
If your asylum case is suspended, traveling for emergencies can jeopardize your claim if you lack Advance Parole.…
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,…
Asylum Reviews Unaffected by Refugee Memo: What to Do Next
USCIS will reexamine roughly 200,000 refugee cases admitted from Jan. 21, 2021 to Feb. 20, 2025. The memo…
Bringing Family to the U.S. via Asylum Reunification: Key Steps
After asylum is granted, file Form I-730 for a spouse and unmarried children under 21 within two years.…
TPS: Is It Still Available Amid the Asylum Processing Halt?
Temporary Protected Status operates separately from asylum and continues to protect eligible nationals, offering work authorization and deportation…
USCIS Expands Biometric Data and Vetting Before Resuming Asylum
USCIS indefinitely paused all asylum adjudications after a November D.C. shooting. The agency will add expanded biometrics and…
Can Humanitarian Parole Replace Asylum for Some Nationals?
Humanitarian parole offers temporary, discretionary entry to the U.S. for urgent needs; USCIS decides requests individually. Approval doesn’t…