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A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily halted the planned termination of the CHNV parole program, which was set for April 24, 2025. This program, initiated during the Biden Administration, provided parole and employment authorization for nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The court's decision, in the case Doe v. Noem (Case No. 1:25-cv-10495-IT), will remain in effect...

A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May 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...

A federal judge in the Northern District of California has issued a nationwide order delaying Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to revoke the January 2025 extension of the 2023 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation and its subsequent termination. The ruling comes in the case National TPS Alliance v. Noem (Case No. 3:25-cv-01766), filed on February 19, 2025. As a...

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the categorical parole programs for inadmissible aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members (hereinafter referred to as “CHNV parole programs”) that DHS announced in 2022 and 2023. This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and guidance to the public regarding the...

A. STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during April 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 (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run through noon Eastern on March 24, 2025. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the...

WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced the Department of Homeland Security will fully enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act, which created multiple tools to track illegal aliens and compel them to leave the country voluntarily. These tools include criminal penalties for certain aliens who: Willfully fail to depart the United States. Fail to register with the federal government...

On Feb. 20, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem partially vacated the July 1, 2024, notice that extended and redesignated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).  The announcement amends the period of extension and redesignation of Haiti for TPS from 18 months to 12 months, with a new end date of Aug. 3, 2025, and makes a corresponding change to the initial registration period...

STATUTORY NUMBERS FOR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT VISAS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during March 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...

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship. The judge issued the preliminary injunction order from the bench in the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, Asian Law Caucus, State...