USCIS
Processing time trackers, fee schedule changes, form updates, and policy memos from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Covers service center operations, office closures, and adjudication trends.
Officials Target Youth Immigration Programs, Speeding Up Deportations
Federal 2025 changes limit deferred action and work authorization for many SIJS youths, introduce a reported $250 SIJS fee, allow immediate ORR sponsor-data sharing, and shorten asylum work permits to…
Holidays Near as Connecticut Immigrants Face Fear Over New Policy
Heightened federal enforcement fears are reducing school attendance and service use in Connecticut. A DataHaven survey reported 31%…
U.S. Uses Private Data to Track Immigrants, Sparking Privacy Concerns
U.S. immigration enforcement now relies on commercial databases, federal data integration, and AI tools to build cases. Proposed…
DHS Expands USCIS Enforcement Authority, Not a Shift Toward Offenders
A DHS final rule (Sept. 5, 2025) expands USCIS authority into enforcement—detentions, warrants, removals, and special agents—raising concerns…
Marriage-Based Green Card Applicants Face New Challenges and Arrests
In 2025 USCIS tightened marriage-based green card processing with stricter intake checks, form-edition enforcement, more RFEs, and increased…
H-1B Delays Leave Applicants in Limbo Amid Interview Backlog
Following the December 15, 2025 expansion of the Online Presence Review, U.S. consulates in India are canceling and…
ICE Warns on Self-Deportation for Illegal Immigrants via CBP Home App
ICE is encouraging undocumented immigrants without criminal records to use the CBP Home app for voluntary departure, warning…
Faith Leaders Call for Release of LGBTQ Asylum Seeker Detained
Hernandez, a 33-year-old Honduran asylum seeker, was detained by ICE during a Green Card interview in Houston. His…
Trump Reshapes USCIS to Accelerate Deportation Efforts and Enforcement
USCIS has halted discretionary benefits for nationals of 19 countries and paused all asylum applications, launching a re‑review…
US Adds 15 Kenyans to DHS’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Deportation List
DHS added 15 Kenyans to a public “Worst of the Worst” deportation list within a new database of…