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...
This guidance supersedes the SAVE Termination of TPS for Somalia message posted on July 1, 2026. The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Somalia and related benefits was set to terminate on March 17, 2026. However, on March 13, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order staying the TPS Somalia termination. African Communities Together et al. v....
STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during July 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 Services...
The Trump administration updated its travel restrictions amid the Ebola outbreak to temporarily include the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in the past 21 days. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued this advisory on Friday,...
The U.S. government has introduced a major policy shift requiring most immigrants seeking permanent residency to leave the country and apply from a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that applications to adjust status must now be processed overseas “except in extraordinary circumstances.” The change — part of the Trump...