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USCIS Policy Manual Update Expands Enforcement: Impact on H-1B, Family Beneficiaries
In 2025 USCIS enforced tighter standards: H-1B modernization requires the updated Form I-129 from January 17; family-based rules effective August 1 raise NTA risk; CSPA age now follows Final Action…
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Lift Major Deportation Block
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on August 7, 2025 to lift a Los Angeles restriction barring…
Rubio Vows to End Clergy Visa Bottleneck for Religious Workers
On August 7, 2025 Secretary Rubio proposed a separate EB-4 track for religious workers to ease clergy shortages…
Goldman, Warren, Padilla, Kelly and Correa Demand ICE Investigations Into Citizen Detentions
Lawmakers led by Dan Goldman and senators Warren, Padilla, and Kelly sent DHS an Aug. 9 letter demanding…
DHS Reopens Deportation Cases Shelved Under Biden, Restarting Thousands
DHS reopened thousands of administratively closed deportation cases starting August 2025 and expanded expedited removal nationwide on January…
New Trump Rule Could Let Married Immigrants Seeking Green Cards Be Deported
USCIS policy effective August 1, 2025, lets officers issue NTAs for marriage-based applicants; filing I-130 or I-485 doesn’t…
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty in Connecticut to Fraud, Immigration Crimes
On August 8, 2025, a Dominican national pleaded guilty in Connecticut federal court to fraud and immigration crimes.…
USCIS Rule Change Could Force Thousands of Indian Children Out of Green Cards
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use Final Action Dates for CSPA age calculations, increasing aging-out risk for…
School Districts Start Using U.S. Citizenship Test in Classrooms
USCIS canceled the naturalization test redesign in January 2025 following 1,300+ public comments opposing multiple-choice and photo-description tasks.…
USCIS Aligns CSPA Age Calculation With Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use the Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age; cases…