In They Won the Diversity Visa Lottery. Now Their American Dream Is On Hold, Steve Yale-Loehr said the Trump administration’s actions in delaying diversity visa processing after a court order to resume it “undermine the rule of law. The reason we have courts is that...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Steve Yale-Loehr to Speak on “Our Broken Immigration System and How to Fix It”
Steve Yale-Loehr, retired immigration law professor at Cornell Law School and of counsel at Miller Mayer, will give a talk on Wednesday, September 30 from 6-7 pm entitled “Our Broken Immigration System and How to Fix it”. The talk will be held at the Skaneateles...
USCIS Narrows Weekend and Holiday Filing-Deadline Rule
On September 23, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert clarifying when a filing deadline that falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday moves to the next business day. Effective October 23, 2026, the extension will apply...
EOIR Swears in Dozens of New Immigration Judges
On September 24, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the swearing-in of 47 immigration judges and six temporary immigration judges. EOIR also released the new judges’ biographical summaries, which include their...
DOS Launches Online Fraud Tip Portal
On September 23, 2026, the Department of State (DOS) announced the launch of its online tip portal for members of the public “to help identify and stop suspected fraud and misuse of U.S. visas.” DOS defined visa fraud as including “the use of falsified documents or...
NFAP Finds That DHS Wildly Overestimated Revenue From H-1B Fee
On September 24, 2026, the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) released a comment on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed rule to impose a $103,265 fee on H-1B cap-subject petitions. NFAP’s analysis concluded, among other things, that DHS...
DOS Cable Acknowledges That DV and IV Pauses Are Lifted
On September 10, 2026, the Department of State (DOS) sent a cable to all diplomatic and consular posts acknowledging that Diversity Visa (DV) and immigrant visa (IV) pauses ordered by the Trump administration are no longer in effect following a court order. The cable...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted by The Hill on International Student Immigration
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by The Hill in International Students Fear Midterms Won’t Help Pro-Palestinian Activists Targeted by Trump. He said, “The midterms won’t matter because immigration is an executive function, and even if the Democrats control the House and...
Steve Yale-Loehr Publishes New Op-Ed in The New York Times
Steve Yale-Loehr authored If You Thought Immigration Policy Couldn’t Get Any Crueler, an op-ed about the new public charge rule, published by the New York Times.
Trump Orders New H-1B Restrictions/Reviews and Extends $100,000 Fee for New H-1B Nonimmigrant Applications
President Trump issued an executive order and a proclamation that, together, impose new H-1B restrictions, direct the Secretary of Labor to review previously submitted labor condition applications, and extend through September 21, 2027, the $100,000 payment...
