U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced on September 30, 2025, that it had conducted "Operation Twin Shield," a "targeted surge of fraud...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Supreme Court Says Trump Administration Can Terminate TPS for Venezuelans
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States. The Supreme Court stayed a September 5, 2025, U.S. district court order pending...
Group Sues Trump Administration Over $100K H-1B Application Fee; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Objects to Fee
In reaction to the Trump administration's $100,000 fee for new H-1B applications, several entities have pushed back, including a lawsuit filed by a group representing many organizations that rely in part on H-1B workers and a letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsday
In ICE Arrests: What's the Agency's Legal Burden for Making Them? Steve noted that by more widely applying a law dating to the Clinton era, the Trump administration can quickly deport an immigrant who has been in the United States for less than two years "rather than...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in America’s Voice
In Bad Bunny Hops Over U.S. on World Tour, Cites ICE Fears. In a quote from The Hill Steve said, "Hosting global events is more than a point of pride—it's a test of openness, security and competence. A successful World Cup and Olympics would show the world that the...
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Syria; Beneficiaries Have 60 Days to Leave the United States; E-Verify Issues Guidance for Employers
On September 19, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians is terminated and affected Syrian nationals have 60 days to voluntarily depart the United States and return home. "After the 60 days have...
DHS Issues Proposed Rule on Weighted Selection for Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
On September 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule to implement a "weighted selection" process for cap-subject H-1B petitions that "would generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher skilled and higher paid aliens,...
DOL Launches ‘Project Firewall’ H-1B Enforcement Initiative
On September 19, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) launched "Project Firewall," to ensure that "employers prioritize qualified Americans when hiring workers and [hold] employers accountable if they abuse the H-1B visa process." DOL said that it will conduct...
Agencies Issue Guidance on President Trump’s Proclamation Requiring a $100,000 Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions
Following on the heels of President Trump's issuance of a proclamation requiring a $100,000 fee for certain H-1B petitions where the worker is outside the United States, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a related frequently asked questions...
Employer Tips: What If There’s a Federal Government Shutdown?
The 2024-2025 federal fiscal year was marked by multiple threats of government shutdowns, each one narrowly avoided with continuing resolutions to keep the government funded. As the current fiscal year draws to a close, there is speculation that Republicans and...
