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Starting September 18, Having Received Medicaid Will Count Against Green Card Applicants
On August 18, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Alert PA-2026-09, containing new public charge review standards. This guidance t...
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Citizenship Review: USCIS Can Now Ask Your Neighbors
USCIS has resumed neighborhood investigations, for the first time in roughly 30 years, in naturalization — the process b...
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The Ruling Blocking Enforcement at Houses of Worship Applies Only to the Plaintiffs Who Sued
On August 18, 2026, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision limiting immigration enforcement n...
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September 15: A Fixed Expiration Date Arrives for Student Status
F (student) and J (exchange visitor) visas have long operated under Duration of Status (D/S), which keeps a person's sta...
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Miss One Document Now, and Your Case Gets Denied Outright
On August 5, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Alert PA-2026-05, amending the Policy Manual. If an application is filed missing ...
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Immigration Court Cases Are Declining. That Is No Reason for Comfort
According to statistics from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the nationwide immigration court backlo...
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Arrests are 1,600 per day, and deportations have already surpassed last year's total
Reading the July Immigration Enforcement Statistics — A Summer of Record Breaking, the Composition of Numbers, and Every...
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Indian employment immigration has stopped, and visa pathways for permanent resident spouses have opened significantly
August Visa Bulletin — The final two months of the fiscal year brought both visa backlogs and family-sponsored advanceme...
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Medicaid and Food Stamps Back on the Green Card Review Table
Effective September 18, the receipt time is the baseline.