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Last week, two U.S. National Guard members were senselessly and tragically shot in Washington D.C. The alleged shooter was a citizen of Afghanistan who was recently granted asylum protection by the Trump Administration. In response to this tragedy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced broad immigration restrictions, to take effect immediately. Below is a […]
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ENGLISH En los últimos meses, se ha producido un notable aumento en la emisión de cartas de cita por parte del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE). Estas cartas citan a los no ciudadanos a las oficinas locales del ICE para reunirse con los agentes del ICE. Aunque el […]
Continue Reading Español In recent months, there’s been a notable increase in the issuance of appointment letters by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These letters summon noncitizens to ICE’s local field offices for meetings with ICE officers. While the exact purpose behind this most recent wave of letters remains unconfirmed, it appears that individuals with outstanding […]
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On September 19, 2025, President Trump abruptly announced that all new H-1B visa petitions filed on or after 120:01 a.m. on September 21, 2025, would be subject to a $100,000 fee. In the days that followed, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) […]
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Over the past several weeks, the Trump Administration has made two major announcements impacting the H-1B Visa program in the United States. On September 19, 2025, the administration issued a White House Proclamation requiring $100k fee for H-1B entrants. Just a few days later, on September 25, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a […]
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PLEASE REVIEW OUR UPDATED ARTICLE, DATED OCTOBER 20, 2025, FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. This article provides an UPDATE on our advisory from September 20, 2025, regarding the Trump Presidential Proclamation requiring payment of a $100,000 fee for individuals entering the United States. The White House, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) […]
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In August 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued two major policy updates that reshape how naturalization is evaluated—particularly in the areas of Good Moral Character (GMC) and personal investigations. These changes mark a shift toward deeper assessments of applicants’ characters and histories. As a reminder, applicants for naturalization must have at least 5 […]
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued his Birthright Citizenship Order, eliminating birthright citizenship for people born AFTER the effective date of the order, and who are: 1) a child of an undocumented mother and a father who is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; or 2) a child of a mother who […]
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The State Department will resume scheduling of visa interviews for applicants seeking F-1 student, M-1 student and J-1 exchange visitor visas abroad. On May 27, 2025, the Department of State issued a cable directing consular posts to pause scheduling of visa interviews for the F-1, M-1 and J-1 exchange visitor categories, pending the Department’s expansion […]
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On May 13, 2025, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security initially designated Afghanistan for TPS on May 20, 2022, allowing citizens of Afghanistan who were physically residing the United States on September 20, 2023, and continuously […]
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Español As we reported in mid-March, pursuant to the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alien Registration Requirement (ARR), starting on April 11, 2025, if you are a non-U.S. citizen, older than 14 years of age and you have not been fingerprinted or registered with DHS, and you remain in the United States for 30 […]
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English Como informamos en marzo, de conformidad con el nuevo Requisito de Registro de Extranjeros (ARR, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), a partir del 11 de abril de 2025, si usted no es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, tiene más de 14 años, no ha sido registrado ni se […]
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