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December 05, 2025
Important Update – USCIS “Hold and Review” Memo Affects Asylum & Benefit Applications for “High-Risk Countries” (and may impact naturalization applications)
On December 2, 2025, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0192 — titled “Hold and Review of all Pending Asylum Applications and all USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens from High-Risk Countries.” What does the memo do It places an immediate hold on all pending asylum...
read moreOctober 31, 2025
USCIS Ends Automatic Work Authorization Extensions for Most EAD Categories
Final Rule titled “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents” (90 Fed. ROn October 30, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an Interim Final Rule titled “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents” (90 Fed. Reg. 48799). This...
read moreOctober 21, 2025
UPDATE Presidential Proclamation Requires $100,000 Payment for Certain H-1B Petitions – USCIS Issues Implementation Guidance
Overview On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” USCIS has now released implementing guidance (as of October 20, 2025) detailing which H-1B petitions are subject to the new $100,000 payment requirement, how and...
read moreOctober 01, 2025
Impact of Government Shutdown on Immigration-Related Federal Agencies
According to news reports today (10/01/2025), Congressional Republicans and Democrats have not yet reached a deal on a spending bill to fund government operations. Without at least a short-term spending bill, the Government has shut down as of midnight last night. During a government...
read moreSeptember 22, 2025
Updated Information: Proclamation Imposing a $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visa Entry & Restrictions — What H-1B Employees and Employers Need to Know
What Happened On September 19, 2025, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” which imposes a $100,000 annual fee for certain H-1B petitions, along with new restrictions on entry into the United States. Key details: The proclamation...
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