The $100,000 H-1B fee is off the table again, at least for now. On July 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the government's request to keep the fee in effect while its appeal continues, finding that the administration had not shown it was likely to succeed...
Reports have been building over the past several weeks of noncitizens being stopped and detained at U.S. airports while attempting to board domestic flights, including people who have a pending immigration case or benefit application on file. Legal advocacy organizations tracking these incidents describe a real shift: airport enforcement used to focus...
New Jersey recently disclosed that a software error at the Motor Vehicle Commission caused roughly 6,600 people who had indicated they were not U.S. citizens to be registered to vote anyway, with a few hundred of them reportedly casting a ballot as a result. New Jersey is not the first state to...
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the government to apply expedited removal anywhere in the United States, not only near the border. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 to reverse a lower court order that had blocked the expanded policy since last...
A FOIA request lets you pull your complete immigration file from USCIS, ICE, CBP, EOIR, or DOS — so you know exactly what the government has on record before you file again. With interviews and applications now facing heightened scrutiny, even small inconsistencies between old records and new filings can cause delays...
The TN visa was built for temporary work, not permanent settlement. It's common for a Canadian or Mexican professional a few years into a TN job to start thinking about putting down roots in the U.S. for the long haul, and that is exactly where friction with the visa's design begins. TN...
For years, an H-1B worker who lost a job and wanted to build something of their own faced a hard choice: find a new employer fast, or leave the country. Starting a company was treated as a distraction from the immigration emergency, not a real option. A change to the H-1B regulations...
When DHS finalized its rule replacing duration of status with fixed admission periods for F, J, and I nonimmigrants, most of the attention went to the individual timelines: the four-year cap, the shortened 30-day grace period for F-1 students, and the new requirement to file for an extension of stay directly with...
The August 2026 Visa Bulletin brings a quieter month for the employment-based categories hit hardest over the summer, but it introduces a meaningful shift on the family-sponsored side and a fresh warning for EB-1 India that filers should not overlook.
Employment-Based PreferencesEB-1 India holds...
DHS, DOL, and the State Department released their 2026 regulatory agendas on July 6, giving employers an early look at what's still in the pipeline for the rest of the year and into 2027. The duration of status change and the public charge rescission we've already covered are now finalized. What follows...
