The Supreme Court declined to pause a lower-court judgment blocking the 2024 administrative-closure rule. That judgment remains in place while the appeal continues. Administrative closure temporarily takes a case off the active docket, often while a person pursues a separate application that could affect the...
USCIS says TPS beneficiaries from all three countries retain protection, including work authorization, pending an announcement. Posted dates remain unchanged. Preserve the alert and watch for formal action. More info. ...
DHS finalized its 2025 rule without substantive changes. Most EAD renewals filed on or after Oct. 30, 2025 do not receive an automatic extension. This is not a new cutoff. More info. ...
Vice President Vance says nine major universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, are under investigation over potential misuse of the J-1 exchange visitor program. The Labor Department’s inspector general says subpoenas have been served. The allegations remain under investigation; no finding of fraud has been...
At an Oct. 8 news conference, VP Vance and Labor Secretary Sonderling said DOL would stop accepting new and processing pending PERM applications involving Microsoft, Adobe and six other firms. We await written agency guidance....
A Massachusetts court vacated the fee policies in June 2026. Echoing that ruling, a California court bars enforcement under the 2025 proclamation and its 2026 extension. Neither proclamation was struck down; appeal or rulemaking remains possible....
Old EAD or I-485J marked “administratively closed”? It appears USCIS may be closing out older filings in its system which is prompting an unusually high number of administrative closure notices. Read the mailed notice and check the status of any pending application. ...
Noncitizens should not register or vote unless eligible. If a DMV or other system registered you without your consent or understanding, the facts and records matter. Learn more....
DHS is considering changes to the H1B program, including revisions to cap-exemption eligibility, increased scrutiny of employers with program violations, and greater oversight of third-party placements. The regulatory agenda currently lists the proposal at the proposed-rule stage; the actual NPRM text has not yet been...
A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that it was contrary to law and exceeded the Secretary of State’s authority. The ruling requires affected cases to receive individualized review, but the government...
