A federal court is reviewing a challenge to recent immigration policies that affect unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in the United States. The dispute centers on changes that shortened notification periods for asylum interviews and imposed stricter requirements for rescheduling those interviews. Organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrant children filed a lawsuit...
A recent federal appeals court decision has added a significant chapter to the ongoing debate over immigration detention and due process in the United States. The ruling concluded that certain migrants held in immigration custody are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings while their removal cases are pending. At the heart of the case was a fundamental legal question: Does the...
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during November for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
The federal government has taken the unusual step of suspending Microsoft and several large technology and consulting companies from the employment‑based immigration pipeline that supports H‑1B workers seeking permanent residency. The action centers on the PERM labor‑certification process, the stage where employers demonstrate that a job offered to a foreign worker could not be filled by a...
A federal judge in California has become the second judge to block President Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Judge Haywood Gilliam ruled that U.S. immigration agencies failed to follow required rulemaking procedures before implementing the fee. The decision temporarily prevents the government from enforcing the fee while a lawsuit brought by unions,...
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration a major victory on immigration, allowing officials to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland while a broader legal challenge moves forward. The decision temporarily lifts restrictions imposed by a lower court and strengthens one of the administration’s key tools in its effort to accelerate deportations. In a 6-3...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2027. Sept. 4, 2026 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2027. We will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Sept. 4, 2026, that request an...
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during August for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...