On May 8, 2026, USCIS issued a Policy Alert stating that deferred action should only be accorded in extraordinary circumstances based on case-by-case scrutiny. The update clarifies that deferred action is not for groups, but for individual, compelling circumstances. We will have to wait and see how this impacts beneficiaries of certain forms relief, like […]

The Department of State has released the May 2026 Visa Bulletin. For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the May Visa Bulletin, similar to previous months in the family-based category.

The Department of State has released the April 2026 Visa Bulletin. For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the April Visa Bulletin, similar to previous months in the family-based category. India, China, the Philippines, and Mexico continue to face the longest backlogs due to country-specific demand, resulting in […]

The Trump administration, via former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, announced on February 13, 2026, the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, affecting approximately 1,380–1,400 Yemeni nationals. The termination takes effect May 4, 2026. The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of the TPS program between late 2025 and early 2026, stripping deportation […]

The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of the TPS program between late 2025 and early 2026, stripping deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants who had lived legally in the United States for years under humanitarian designations. These actions mark one of the most far-reaching efforts to curtail lawful immigration programs in […]