Topics

Asylum / Refugee

Exception to Refugee Ban: Addressing Egregious Actions of South Africa DHS Expands Categories of Individuals Subject to Expedited Removal (Deportation)Rescinded Biden Immigration Executive Orders: What Employers Need to Know

B Visa

Navigating State Driver’s License Requirements for Foreign Nationals: A Guide for Employers Qatar to Join Visa Waiver Program U.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas

Biden Administration

Trump Administration Terminates Humanitarian Parole for Citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Haiti and Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Haiti Will Terminate Aug. 3, 2025

Biometrics

How Employers Can Prepare for End of Bundled Processing of Work Authorizations for H and L Dependents USCIS Launches Self-Service Biometrics Appointment Rescheduling Tool Keys Features of USCIS Mobile Biometrics Services

Brexit

In Global Fight for Labor, UK Launches ‘High Potential Individual’ Visa No-Deal Brexit - Impact on EU Citizens Living and Working in the UK

Business Visitors

New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know USCIS Issues Regulation Requiring Alien Registration Navigating State Driver’s License Requirements for Foreign Nationals: A Guide for Employers

Citizenship

ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?USCIS Issues Regulation Requiring Alien Registration

Compliance and Enforcement

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Employer Compliance with Illinois E-Verify Law Still Necessary Despite DOJ Lawsuit Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts

Congress

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Detention Bill ‘Laken Riley Act’ Heads for President’s Signature DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals

COVID-19

U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews Number of Chinese Students at U.S. Universities Drops Visiting Brazil? Visa Requirement for Business or to Work Remotely

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

DHS Revokes Legal Status, Sends Parole Termination Notices to CBP One App Users in United States Termination of Humanitarian Parole for Citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela Blocked by Federal Court ‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown

DAPA / DACA

USCIS to Establish Alien Registration Form and Process for Undocumented Immigrants Advance Parole Process Unaffected by Trump EO, But Confusion + Delay Expected Anyway Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

DED

Hong Kong Residents Protected By New Deferred Enforced Departure Directive TPS for Lebanese Nationals Now Official Through May 27, 2026 What Lebanese Nationals Currently in U.S. Should Know About TPS Designation, DED Option

Department of Labor

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Haiti and Venezuela Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners

Department of State

‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know

Deportation

New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Haiti and Venezuela USCIS to Establish Alien Registration Form and Process for Undocumented Immigrants Two Lawsuits Challenge Trump Administration’s Termination of Venezuela TPS

Diversity Lottery

2026 Diversity Visa: Are You Eligible?Registration for FY 2025 Diversity Visa Lottery Opens on October 4, 2023 U.S. Embassy in Havana to Resume Immigrant Visa Services

E-1 / E-2

DOS Announces Dropbox Eligibility Reduced to 12 Months DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals DHS: Automatic Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants

E-3

USCIS Announces Higher Premium Processing Fees Employers’ Notification Requirements When Employing Foreign Nationals in H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 What Happens to the Immigration Agencies When the Government Shuts Down?

EADs

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025 Termination of Humanitarian Parole for Citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela Blocked by Federal Court

EB-1

USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon What Executive Order on AI Means for Immigration New USCIS Guidance for Evaluating Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professor, Researcher Visa Classifications

EB-2

Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon What Executive Order on AI Means for Immigration

EB-3

USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon Navigating Changes to a Job Post-PERM Certification: Part 1

EB-5

Plans to Replace EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Ups and Downs of Golden Visa Programs What Happens to the Immigration Agencies When the Government Shuts Down?

Entrepreneurs

USCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period Plans to Replace EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners

ESTA

New Horizons: Romania Joins Visa Waiver Program What U.S. Travelers to UK Need to Know About UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)Qatar to Join Visa Waiver Program

Exchange Visitors

U.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas COVID-19 and Employer Responsibilities to Workers on Visas Denials, Delays for Foreign Students, Scholars

Executive Orders

‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown No ‘X’ Marks: USCIS No Longer Issuing Documents with ‘X’ Gender SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?

Fees and Penalties

H-1B Lottery Registrations Decline to Four-Year Low Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again

General

Navigating State Driver’s License Requirements for Foreign Nationals: A Guide for Employers USCIS Updates Form I-9 Expiration Date Bringing Dogs Into the U.S.? New Regulations Effective Aug. 1

Global Immigration

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know

Green Cards

SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?USCIS Issues Regulation Requiring Alien Registration USCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period

H-1B

H-1B Lottery Registrations Decline to Four-Year Low U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next

H-2A

Navigating the New H-2A and H-2B Rule: What Employers and Workers Need to Know Nearly 65,000 H-2B Visas Released: What Employers Need to Know Mississippi Court Blocks DOL’s Grant of Organizing Protections to H-2A Farmworkers

H-2B

Navigating the New H-2A and H-2B Rule: What Employers and Workers Need to Know Nearly 65,000 H-2B Visas Released: What Employers Need to Know U.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas

H-4

U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews President Trump’s Immigration-Related Executive Orders: Potential Impact on Employers Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

Humanitarian Programs

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025 DHS Revokes Legal Status, Sends Parole Termination Notices to CBP One App Users in United States

I-9 and E-Verify

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Employer Compliance with Illinois E-Verify Law Still Necessary Despite DOJ Lawsuit Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts

Immigrant Petitions

Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue U.S. Supreme Court: No Judicial Review of Revoked Visa Petitions

Immigrant Visas

Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue U.S. Supreme Court: No Judicial Review of Revoked Visa Petitions

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Employer Compliance with Illinois E-Verify Law Still Necessary Despite DOJ Lawsuit Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts Staying I-9 and E-Verify Compliant: Updates for Employers

Immigration Litigation

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Employer Compliance with Illinois E-Verify Law Still Necessary Despite DOJ Lawsuit Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025

Industry Specific

H-1B Visas: Will Trump 2.0 Be a Turning Point for Employers Needing Skilled Foreign Workers?Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

Interagency Coordination

Higher Enforcement Activity Expected After DOL-EEOC Partnership Agreement DHS Proposes Fee of $10 to File H-1B Petition Have Unpaid Taxes? IRS Warns May Lose U.S. Passport

Introduction

Immigration Reform Back on Agenda U.S. Department of State Issues Guidance on Visa Issuance for Same-Sex Married Couples Artisanal Work Visas as contemplated by the "Gang of 8"

J-1 Exchange Visitors

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next DOS Announces Dropbox Eligibility Reduced to 12 Months

J-1 Trainees

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next DOS Announces Dropbox Eligibility Reduced to 12 Months

L-1A / L-1B

USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next DOS Announces Dropbox Eligibility Reduced to 12 Months U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews

L-2

U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals How Employers Can Prepare for End of Bundled Processing of Work Authorizations for H and L Dependents

Legislation

Employer Compliance with Illinois E-Verify Law Still Necessary Despite DOJ Lawsuit Detention Bill ‘Laken Riley Act’ Heads for President’s Signature DACA Case Update: Appeals Court’s Focus on Standing

National Interest Waiver (NIW)

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners High-Skilled Immigrants Saw Rise in Approvals for O-1A Visas, National Interest Waivers

Naturalization

USCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period USCIS Improvements Cut Naturalization Processing Time USCIS Updates Form N-400 Application for Naturalization

O-1

USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

Other Non-immigrant Visas

‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?

P-1

U.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person Interviews U.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon

Parole / Advance Parole

DHS Revokes Legal Status, Sends Parole Termination Notices to CBP One App Users in United States Federal Court to Block Termination of Humanitarian Parole for Citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela Trump Administration Terminates Humanitarian Parole for Citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

PERM

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?Navigating Change: What Updated USCIS Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Means for Petitioners Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue

Permanent Residence

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?USCIS Issues Regulation Requiring Alien Registration USCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period

Social Security Administration

Illinois Enacts Additional Employee Protections on Employers’ E-Verify Use USCIS Updates Form N-400 Application for Naturalization Will Reopening of Social Security Administration Offices Ease E-Verify No-Match Backlogs?

Students / CPT / OPT / STEM

U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know

Tax Issues

Breaking Up: Why U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Renounce Citizenship Data-Based Research Shows Immigration Benefits to Country Elimination of Paper Documentation in Streamlined Entry Process Raises Issues for Foreign Nationals

Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas

H-1B Lottery Registrations Decline to Four-Year Low U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown

TN / NAFTA

USCIS Final Rule Increasing Filing Fees Expected Soon USCIS Announces Higher Premium Processing Fees Manufacturing Workforce Shortage: Strategies to Overcome the Skills Gap, H-1B Visa Shortage

TPS

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025 DHS Revokes Legal Status, Sends Parole Termination Notices to CBP One App Users in United States

Travel (General)

DHS Revokes Legal Status, Sends Parole Termination Notices to CBP One App Users in United States ETIAS 2026? Start of European Travel Authorization System Delayed Again New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know

Travel Ban

New Trump 2.0 Travel Ban Expected to Target 40+ Countries: What You Need to Know Rescinded Biden Immigration Executive Orders: What Employers Need to Know President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and What They Mean for Employers

Trump Administration

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025 U.S. Still Leads in Attracting International Talent — But For How Long?

TSA

TSA Proposes Moving REAL ID Compliance for Domestic Fliers to 2027

Undocumented Individuals

Employers Must Adapt to Worksite Raid Surge: Sanctuary Cities Face Intensified Enforcement Efforts SCOTUS to Consider Emergency Applications to Lift Nationwide Injunctions on EO Ending Birthright Citizenship?USCIS to Establish Alien Registration Form and Process for Undocumented Immigrants

US Immigration

H-1B Lottery Registrations Decline to Four-Year Low Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025

USCIS

H-1B Lottery Registrations Decline to Four-Year Low Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Trump Administration: TPS for Afghanistan Will Terminate July 12, 2025

Visa Bulletin

Implications of Priority Date Retrogression for R-1 Religious Worker Visas Immigration Reform Bill Public Charge Rule Blocked by Federal Court

Visa Waiver Program

New Horizons: Romania Joins Visa Waiver Program Qatar to Join Visa Waiver Program Customs and Border Protection Offers Tips to Avoid Summer Travel Delays