September 22, 2026|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
Immigration enforcement at U.S. airports has escalated sharply since we first covered this topic in an article in January. ICE arrests hit a record high of roughly 51,000 people nationwide in July 2026, and the agency is now averaging 20 to 40 arrests a day at airports alone, according to Stateline. Airports remain anything but […]
September 22, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
On September 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an important decision limiting the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to remove certain noncitizens to countries that were not identified in their immigration proceedings. In D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security, the court upheld key protections requiring notice and a meaningful […]
September 11, 2026|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Few things are as frustrating as a case that simply sits. The application was filed correctly. The fee was paid. Biometrics were taken. And then, nothing. Months pass. The online case status never changes. Or sometimes it gives some indication that the case was touched but there is still no substantive update. Meanwhile, the processing-time […]
August 26, 2026|Contributed by: Zachary New
Immigration limbo has a particular texture. You open the case status page, and it says the same three words it said last month: “Case Was Received.” Nothing scheduled. Nothing explained. No one to call. What you are seeing is the individual result of a growing trend: cases are moving more slowly than they did a […]
August 25, 2026|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
In just a few weeks, USCIS will release new editions of several commonly filed forms, including Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization), and Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status). Once these new editions become effective, USCIS will reject applications submitted with any previous editions […]
August 24, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
A significant change to the immigration “public charge” rules will take effect on September 18, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized a rule rescinding the public charge regulations that have been in place since 2022 and giving immigration officers substantially greater discretion when deciding whether certain applicants are likely to become a […]
August 13, 2026|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “BIA”) issued a decision called Matter of Delcarmen-Lara that changes how the government treats international travel on advance parole. The decision overrules a 2012 case, Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, 25 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2012), that immigrants and their attorneys have relied on for […]
July 20, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a published decision in Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, holding that many noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection and were later arrested in the interior are not automatically subject to mandatory detention. Instead, they may be eligible to seek release […]
June 24, 2026|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
What the new fee hike proposal means for you — and what you can do about it If you or someone in your family has been working toward U.S. citizenship, pay attention to what happened today. The federal government published a proposal in the Federal Register that would dramatically raise the cost of applying for […]
June 23, 2026|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
A federal court has ruled that the federal government lacked authority to impose a $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B petitions and H-1B workers seeking visa issuance abroad. The decision is a major development for employers and foreign nationals who had been affected by the substantial fee requirement. However, shortly after issuing its decision, the […]
