On September 2, 2025, the Department of State announced that all immigrant visas in the employment-based second preference (EB-2) green card category for fiscal year (FY) 2025 have been issued. As a result, U.S. embassies and consulates cannot issue additional EB-2...
Topic: Immigration Articles
USCIS Plans to Recruit and Train ‘Special Agents’ to Exercise Additional Law Enforcement Authorities
On September 4, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it plans to recruit and train special agents who will exercise additional law enforcement authorities. Specifically, "newly minted USCIS 1811 classified officers (commonly known as...
Hundreds Arrested at Georgia Hyundai Plant in Massive Operation
According to reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested approximately 475 people during a raid on a Hyundai manufacturing plant outside of Savannah, Georgia, that produces electric cars and is in a joint venture with South Korea's LG Energy...
Steve Yale-Loehr in Newsweek: Florida Issues H-1B Visa Warning
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Newsweek in Florida Issues H-1B Visa Warning. He said, "Every government program has a few people who try to scam the system. But we shouldn't throw out the baby with the bath water and abolish the H-1B visa program. In my experience...
Steve Yale-Loehr in The Hill: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Create a Chaotic Nightmare
In an op-ed, Steve Yale-Loehr argues that eliminating birthright citizenship would upend long-standing constitutional principles and create legal and logistical chaos in the U.S. immigration system. Read it: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Create a Chaotic...
Send Business Visa Inquiries Through Navigator, Not Via Email, DOS Says
According to reports, business visa inquiries to the Department of State (DOS) must now be sent through the Visa Navigator platform rather than via email. The Visa Navigator, which leads the user through a series of prompts, can be found on the relevant U.S. embassy...
OFLC Archives Searchable FAQ Database
Effective August 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has archived the searchable Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database. It will only be available at its new location. OFLC said the database is "being stored at a...
DOJ Expands Qualifications to Recruit More Temporary Immigration Judges
To "help further address its caseload and expand the pool of potential candidates" to be Temporary Immigration Judges (TIJs), the Department of Justice (DOJ) is "amending the applicable TIJ regulation to remove regulatory constraints that go beyond the regulatory...
USCIS Implements Payment by Electronic Debit; Paper Checks and Money Orders Will No Longer Be Accepted
On August 29, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has implemented a new way to pay fees using electronic debits from U.S. bank accounts and will stop accepting paper checks and money orders after October 28, 2025. Effective...
DOS to Require Immigrant Visa Applicants to Interview in Designated Home Country Consular Districts
Effective November 1, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) will require immigrant visa applicants to interview in the consular district designated for their place of residence, or in their country of nationality if requested, with limited exceptions. The National Visa...
