On October 7, 2025, the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review announced the appointment of a new director, Daren K. Margolin. Mr. Margolin earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1990 from New York Law School, and a Master of Political...
Topic: Immigration Articles
DACA News: USCIS Issues Memo Calling for Termination for Attempts to Purchase a Firearm; Immigration Attorney Launches National Green Card Initiative
In several developments affecting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued guidance on terminating DACA status when a DACA recipient attempts to purchase a firearm, and an immigration...
University Warns H-1B Faculty and Staff: Don’t Travel Now
The University of Southern California (USC) has urged faculty and staff in H-1B status to avoid international travel. "Out of an abundance of caution, all faculty and staff in H-1B status currently in the U.S. should put international travel plans on hold until they...
DOS Announces New Policy for Interviewing Immigrant Visa Applicants
Effective November 1, 2025, immigrant visa applicants must be interviewed in the consular district designated for their place of residence, or in their country of nationality if requested, with limited exceptions, the Department of State (DOS) announced. Residents of...
E-Verify Resumes Operations; Employers Hiring When E-Verify Was Unavailable Must Create a Case by October 14
On October 9, 2025, E-Verify announced that it has resumed operations during the federal government shutdown. The announcement includes instructions for employers who hired foreign employees while E-Verify was temporarily not available, tips on how to handle tentative...
Refugee Admissions to be Cut to Record Low in 2026; White Afrikaners to be Prioritized
According to reports, the Trump administration plans to cut refugee admissions to a record low in fiscal year 2026 and prioritize relief for certain groups like white Afrikaners from South Africa whom it deems face "unjust discrimination." The cap of 125,000 set under...
USCIS Targets Minneapolis-St. Paul Area in Immigration Fraud Operation, Warns of Expansion to Other Cities
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...
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...
