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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Five Charged in Georgia H-2A Visa Fraud and Smuggling Case
Five people have been charged in Georgia with using the H-2A visa program to bring in workers on false pretenses. Prosecutors allege…
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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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BIA Overturns 26-Year Precedent on Aggravated Felonies and Immigration Inadmissibility
The Board of Immigration Appeals has overruled Matter of Kanga and held that certain aggravated felony convictions can make a noncitizen inadmissible…
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Federal appeals court says border agents can search cellphones without suspicion
The Second Circuit held that routine cellphone searches at the border do not require a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion.
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Houston Immigration Attorney Indicted on Mail Fraud, False Statement Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted Houston immigration attorney Alla Nowowiejski on mail fraud and false statement charges after investigators identified more…
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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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USCIS Backlog Hits 12.1 Million as Completions Keep Falling
USCIS ended the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 with 12.1 million pending cases, the highest backlog in a decade of tracked…
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Major PERM Overhaul Moves Forward as White House Review Begins
DOL’s PERM modernization proposal is now under White House review. No new requirements are in effect, and the proposal’s full text is…
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