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.
USCIS Will Use Final Action Dates Chart to Calculate CSPA Age
Beginning August 15, 2025, USCIS will rely solely on Final Action Dates from the Visa Bulletin for CSPA calculations; filings from February 14, 2023 through August 14, 2025 remain grandfathered…
Nonprofit Coalition Sues DHS Over Withheld Immigration Enforcement Records
Nonprofits filed multiple 2025 lawsuits against DHS challenging a January funding freeze, the March 25 suspension of I-485…
ICE Drops Age Limits for New Recruits, Opening Hiring to All Ages
DHS eliminated ICE age caps on August 6, 2025, permitting applicants 18 and older with no upper limit.…
Catholic Advocates Urge Trump Administration to Resolve EB-4 Visa Backlog
Religious leaders and bipartisan senators seek solutions to EB-4 processing delays that risk R-1 visa expirations. The administration…
Trump administration sets deadline for Boston to lift ICE cooperation barriers
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem set an August 15, 2025 deadline for Boston to end sanctuary restrictions, prompting increased…
USCIS Warns: Guests Must ‘Act Like It’ Under Expanded Social Media Vetting
USCIS expanded social media screening in 2025, adding social media fields to nine forms and requiring five years…
USCIS Aids Federal Crackdown on Nebraska Hotel Human Trafficking Ring
A coordinated August 2025 operation in Omaha dismantled an alleged hotel labor trafficking ring, rescuing ten minors. USCIS…
Trump Administration Targets Nigerian Birth Tourism, Ending Birthright Claims
Executive Order 14160, effective July 27, 2025, restricts automatic citizenship for children born after February 19, 2025 unless…
Kansas Immigrants Face Health Care Losses After Trump Policy Changes
Signed July 4, 2025, the OBBBA reduces Medicaid funding and eliminates enhanced ACA premium tax credits, triggering coverage…
Faith Leaders Urged to Ask ICE Agents to Quit Over Abuses
Through August 15, 2025, reports allege severe overcrowding, medical neglect, and abusive practices at Krome, BTC, and FDC.…