U.S. Immigration News

On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, titled “Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process.”   The memo took effect immediately and purportedly applies to all pending and future

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new rule granting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) authority to deny immigration benefit requests with invalid signatures, even if the deficiency is discovered after the application is accepted. The Interim Final Rule (IFR) takes effect July 10, 2026. What Changed

The June 2026 Visa Bulletin brings significant forward movement across family-based preference categories, while applicants from India in the EB-1 and EB-2 categories face notable setbacks, as both categories have retrogressed under the Final Action Dates chart. The State Department has released the June 2026 Visa Bulletin. USCIS has confirmed

MIAMI — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, has played a key role in an investigation that led to the filing of a civil denaturalization complaint against former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the

December 2, 2025 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a sweeping new policy memorandum directing an immediate, indefinite hold on the final adjudication of all pending asylum cases and certain immigration benefit applications for individuals from designated “high-risk” countries. The policy, published December 2 as PM-602-0192: Hold and Review of all Pending

January 30, 2026 — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B cap will open at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on March 4, 2026, and run through 12:00 p.m. Eastern on March 19, 2026. Employers and authorized representatives seeking to sponsor foreign professionals under

January 9, 2026 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today confirmed that premium processing fees for many immigration benefit requests will increase beginning March 1, 2026. The change comes as part of a biennial, inflation-based adjustment required under federal law and outlined by USCIS in an official alert. Premium processing — an optional service that expedites adjudication