New Comment Period for Immigrant Social Media Data Collection
USCIS proposes collecting social media handles on nine immigration forms for identity and security checks, affecting 3.5 million…
Immigration Detentions Jump 50% This Year Under Trump
ICE detention climbed to 58,766 on Sept. 7, 2025, driven by interior arrests and expanded enforcement; 70.8% lack…
ICE Reinstates Detainee Flights from Hanscom Airport Amid Surge
In early September 2025 ICE returned detainee flights to Hanscom Field under Operation Patriot 2.0 after a summer…
DHS Overhauls School and Student Forms for 2025–2026 Reporting
Federal proposals would expand Form I-17 and I-20 data fields and require five years of disaggregated IPEDS admissions…
Why Employment-Based Green Card Backlogs Persist Despite Visa Bulletin Moves
Employment-based green card backlogs remain stagnant in April 2026 due to the 7% per-country limit and fixed annual…
Nepal DV Lottery Cutoffs in October 2025: October vs September
DV-2026 began October 2025 with Nepal’s cutoff reset to 6,000 (Asia 10,000), not a loss but a standard…
Did F1 Visa Dates Move in October 2025 Versus September 2025?
The October 2025 Visa Bulletin advanced F1 Final Action Dates—most notably worldwide/China/India by nearly four months—while DFF largely…
India Family Preference Changes in October 2025: A FY2026 Preview
October 2025 opens FY2026 with F2A gaining +17 months Final Action (01FEB24) and Filing to 22SEP25. F1, F2B,…
October 2025 F2A Final Action Dates: Implications for Spouses
October 2025 advanced F2A Final Action Dates to Feb 1, 2024 (most) and Feb 1, 2023 (Mexico); Filing…
Mexico and Philippines EB Final Action Dates: Oct 2025 vs Sep 2025
In October 2025 the Visa Bulletin FY-2026 reset advanced EB-2 to Dec 1, 2023 for Mexico and the…
Why EB-4 Religious Worker Visas Were Unavailable in October 2025
October 2025: EB-4 general reopens with FY2026 dates, but EB-4 SR remains Unavailable because its statutory authorization expired…
EB-3 India Priority Dates: September to October 2025 Explained
October 2025 moved EB-3 India Final Action to 22 AUG 2013 (three months) and Dates for Filing to…
EB-2 vs EB-3 India: October 2025 Bulletin Shows Faster Movement
October 2025 advanced both EB-2 and EB-3 India by three months, but EB-3’s Dates for Filing jumped to…
October 2025 EB-2 and EB-3 China Dates: What Changed from September
October 2025’s FY2026 reset advanced China EB-2 Final Action to April 1, 2021 and EB-3 to March 1,…