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.
The USCIS Thought Police: How “Wrong” Thinking Risks Deportation Now
Project 2025 would expand expedited removal, detention capacity, and data-driven targeting, risking deportations tied to speech or associations. DHS’s $1,000 self-deportation offers can trigger long bans. Legal challenges continue; individuals…
USCIS Reverts CSPA Rule: What Green Card Applicants Should Know Now
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use the State Department’s Final Action Dates chart for CSPA age calculations…
US Reinstates Decades‑Old Citizenship Vetting: Neighborhood Checks Return
USCIS reinstated neighborhood checks and tightened August 2025 screening for I-485 applicants, expanded social media vetting, and increased…
DHS executes mass deportations, adds $124M for Helene relief
In August 2025 DHS allocated $124 million for Hurricane Helene relief while continuing a Mass Deportation Campaign that…
ICE hiring event in Arlington seeks Deportation Officers and Attorneys
ICE’s August 26–27, 2025 Arlington hiring event offers same-day tentative offers for Deportation Officers, General Attorneys, and healthcare…
ICE Detains Disabled Green Card Veteran During Citizenship Interview
On August 22, 2025, ICE detained disabled Army veteran and 25-year green card holder Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry during…
Federal government considers expanding citizenship requirements and reviews tests
In 2025 USCIS tightened naturalization checks: five years of tax records, stricter travel and background review, updated Form…
New USCIS Rule Threatens H‑1B Dependents’ Education and Status
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS requires Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age, reversing 2023 Dates for Filing…
Alert for Green Card and Visa Holders as US Eyes Deportation for DUI
H.R. 875 would make any DUI conviction or admission a ground for inadmissibility and deportation for non-citizens. Passed…
USCIS Reverses Expanded CSPA: Final Action Dates Now Control Age
USCIS will use only Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age for adjustment of status effective August 15,…