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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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Immigration Detention Case of Georgetown Scholar
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to review whether federal district courts may hear habeas challenges to immigration detention when…
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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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Federal Court Vacates Immigration Eligibility Rules for Social Service Programs
A federal court vacated 2025 agency notices that expanded immigration-based eligibility restrictions across a range of federally funded health, education, housing and…
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Ninth Circuit Lets Asylum Seekers Challenge Detention Without Bond Hearings
The Ninth Circuit ruled that a class of asylum seekers may continue a Fifth Amendment challenge to mandatory immigration detention without individualized…
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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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State Department Expands Social Media Screening to TN, TD and I Visa Applicants
Starting October 1, 2026, the State Department will expand online-presence review to TN, TD and I visa applicants and instructs them to…
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Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Policy Rejected
The First Circuit largely upheld a ruling requiring effective notice and a meaningful chance to raise persecution or torture concerns before covered…
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