How a President Changes Immigration Policy, and the Limits
Presidents shape immigration through executive orders, proclamations, agency rules, guidance and enforcement choices. They cannot rewrite the statute or the Constitution. Here…
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IRS Adds Citizenship Question to Draft 2026 Tax Return Form
The IRS's draft 2026 Form 1040 asks filers to confirm citizenship or work authorization for the first time. Here's what's in it…
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State Department Drafts Rule Requiring Parents to Prove Citizenship for Child Passports
The State Department is drafting guidance that would require parents to prove their own citizenship or immigration status before their US-born child…
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Immigration Week in Review: September 12-20, 2026
A rundown of U.S. immigration news from September 12 to 20, 2026. Courts blocked the Duration of Status rule, public charge guidance…
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USCIS Mandatory E-Filing Rule: What Changes and When
USCIS may now require online filing for eligible forms, with 60 days notice. No form is online-only yet, and comments are due…
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HUD Housing Eligibility Rule Enters Final White House Review
HUD submitted a final rule on citizenship and eligible immigration-status verification for covered housing programs to OIRA on September 17, 2026. The…
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Trump Extends $100,000 H-1B Entry Payment Through September 2027
President Trump has extended the $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B workers outside the United States through September 21, 2027, while a…
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DHS Watchdog Details Conditions at “Alligator Alcatraz”
The DHS inspector general found Alligator Alcatraz offered 28 sq ft per detainee and held 79 people in small metal enclosures.
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Green Cards Just Got Harder to Get. Here’s the New Rule.
New USCIS guidance took effect September 18, widening the public benefits officers can weigh on green card applications filed from that date…
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Court blocks the rule ending duration of status. USCIS is not accepting the new I-765 and I-539 editions.
A federal court blocked the DHS rule that would have replaced duration of status with fixed admission periods for F, J and…
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