February 24, 2026|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on February 13, 2026, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen in the coming days. For thousands of Yemeni nationals currently protected under TPS, this announcement creates urgent questions about work authorization, lawful status, and next steps. Below is what […]
February 24, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
On February 18, 2026, Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a sharp and incisive major enforcement order in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz (Case No. 5:25-cv-01873-SSS-BFM)[1]—one that directly targets the government’s continuing effort to deny bond hearings to many detained immigrants who entered without inspection (EWI). […]
February 24, 2026|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
If you have received a Notice to Appear, or NTA, it means the government has started removal proceedings against you in Immigration Court. This does not mean you have already been ordered deported. It means your case will now move through the court process. In most cases, the first step is a Master Calendar Hearing. […]
January 27, 2026|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their . . . houses . . . against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated . . . .” Decades ago, the Supreme Court explained this means that unless a person inside a house […]
January 27, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
In the United States, the writ of habeas corpus is one of the Constitution’s most enduring checks on executive power. And today, it is becoming an increasingly important tool for people challenging unlawful detention in the immigration context, where detention decisions can be opaque, fast-moving, and, at times, resistant to meaningful review. What a habeas […]
January 26, 2026|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Over the past year, over and over again ordinary people have stepped into an extraordinary role as civilian observers documenting immigration enforcement actions in real time. They are not required to be there. They are not paid. And yet, driven by their own conscience, sense of duty, and love of their neighbors, they show up […]
January 2, 2026|Contributed by: Keerthan Murali
If your company hires international workers, especially recent graduates working on OPT, the next H-1B season may look very different. The U.S. government has finalized a rule that changes how USCIS will run the H-1B lottery. In past years, when there were more registrations than visas available, USCIS used a system where every registration had […]
January 2, 2026|Contributed by: Ellen Atkinson
In 2025, a major shift in federal detention policy and case law left many people in ICE custody—often long-time U.S. residents—being told they were categorically ineligible for an immigration bond hearing simply because the government alleged they had entered without inspection (“EWI”). A federal class action, Maldonado Bautista v. DHS (also captioned Maldonado Bautista v. […]
January 2, 2026|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On November 3, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy alert that significantly changes how certain U visa holders may apply for lawful permanent residence. USCIS now states that when U nonimmigrant status is granted to someone already inside the United States, that grant does not count as an “admission” for purposes of […]
January 2, 2026|Contributed by: Zachary New
2025 is ending on a peculiar note, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services deciding that it no longer should be doing its job, and instead placing a pause on a significant number of immigration applications for an indefinite period of time. The memo, PM-602-0192, pauses adjudication of a multitude of benefit applications filed by […]
