USCIS has released an update to its Policy Manual, bringing significant changes to regulations on the TN nonimmigrant visa classification and perhaps some employers’ practices. For instance, because of changes to the Scientific Technician/Technologist category, employers in the healthcare industry may need to consider other visas for certain roles.  

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USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 30, 2025, decision to grant DHS’s request to lift an April 14 U.S. district court order halting the Department’s termination of the CHNV program.

With this decision, DHS may proceed with terminating parole granted under the CHNV parole programs and with revoking any employment

USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025, decision to grant the Justice Department’s emergency request to lift a March 31 California district court order halting DHS’s termination of Venezuela TPS.

The status of work authorization documents and TPS are as follows:

1. For individuals who registered under the 2023

On June 2, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot invalidate Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) documents, including work authorization documents, issued pursuant to the Biden Administration’s Jan. 17, 2025, 18-month extension of Venezuela TPS. This ruling applies to documents received by beneficiaries on or before

Cameroon’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation will expire Aug. 3, 2025.

On April 14, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she will not renew Cameroon’s TPS designation.

While the work authorization documents of Cameroonian TPS beneficiaries were not automatically extended beyond Dec. 7, 2024, Cameroonian TPS beneficiaries were eligible for

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s request to lift U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s March 31 order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans.

Under the rescission, announced in a Federal Register Notice on Feb. 5, 2025

On May 12, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she will not renew Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, meaning that the designation, including work authorization documents, will expire July 12, 2025.

Secretary Noem said, “Afghanistan has had an improved security situation, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevent them

  • The United States continues to attract the largest share of international graduate students, particularly in STEM fields, but its dominance may be slipping.
  • Other countries are expanding their post-study work options and streamlining their immigration pathways to compete for the world’s best and brightest.
  • U.S. employers seeking to secure international talent should act early

USCIS has published a new version of Form I-9 and effected new updates to the form and E-Verify.

Employers can use the new 01/20/2025 edition date (expiring 5/31/2027) Form I-9, but the following previous versions continue to be valid:

  • 08/01/23 edition date, valid until 05/31/2027; and
  • 08/01/23 edition date, valid until 07/31/2026.

Employers using an