On December 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is terminating all categorical family reunification parole (FRP) programs for people from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family...
Topic: Immigration Articles
USCIS Posts New Form for ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Petition; ‘Platinum Card’ Coming Soon
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted a new form for the "Trump Gold Card" immigrant visa program, Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program. The program requires a minimum "contribution" of $1 million along with a hefty...
DHS Announces Termination of TPS Designation for Ethiopia
On December 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Ethiopia. DHS said that Ethiopian nationals with no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States have 60 days...
DOS Updates Instructions for Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Applicants Scheduling Interviews
On December 12, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced that it has updated its instructions for all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants scheduling visa interview appointments. Nonimmigrant Visas Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas should schedule...
USCIS Limits Age and Type of Photos for Many Applications
On December 12, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance, effective immediately, limiting the age of foreign nationals' photos that can be used to create immigration documents to a maximum of three years, with many exceptions....
Holiday Travel Alert: Visa Appointments Disrupted; Revocation Trends
We are alerting clients about recent developments affecting H-1B and H-4 travelers and visa holders, and others, this winter: visa appointment disruptions tied to expanded screening and an increase in visa revocation notices reportedly linked to prior arrest history....
Steve Yale-Loehr to Lead 2026 Immigration Law Outlook Webinar
Steve Yale-Loehr and four other Cornell Law experts will present a free webinar on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET on how immigration law and policy changed in 2025 and what we might expect in 2026. More information and registration is here:...
Steve Yale-Loehr Featured in Newsweek Immigration Analysis
In the article on the firing of eight immigration judges, Steve noted that President Trump’s large-scale removal plans face a massive backlog of nearly four million pending cases, emphasizing that “you just cannot deport people without a hearing.” Read article...
Workforce Coalition Presses DHS and DOL on H-2B Supplemental Visas for FY 2026
On December 2, 2025, a group of organizations calling itself the "H-2B Workforce Coalition" urged Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to "promptly make available 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2026" due...
DOS Prioritizes Attendees of Sports Events, Investors; Announces “FIFA PASS” Initiative
According to reports, the Department of State (DOS) has sent cables to all diplomatic and consular posts instructing them to prioritize visa applications for U.S. visitors coming for major sports events, including the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics, and...
