The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it plans to issue an interim final rule on September 9, 2026, effective September 4, 2026, to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to...
Topic: Immigration Updates
U.S. District Judge Rules in Favor of Stanford Daily on Free Speech for F-1 Students
On August 28, 2026, in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio, a U.S. district judge ruled in favor of the student newspaper Stanford Daily in a case challenging the Trump administration’s actions against free speech by noncitizen students in the United States...
District Court Judge Rules Against Trump in Birthright Citizenship Case
On September 2, 2026, in CASA, Inc., v. Trump, a U.S. district judge in Maryland ruled against President Trump’s latest Executive Order 14418, issued August 6, 2026, that once again attempts to limit birthright citizenship. The court said that the order “is almost...
Trump Administration Plans to Nix Work Permits for H-4 Spouses
The Trump administration plans to issue a rule to eliminate employment authorization eligibility for spouses of H-1B workers. A notice of the proposed rulemaking, was added to a long-term regulatory agenda for the Department of Homeland Security, although there is no...
DHS Proposal to Eliminate 60-Day Nonimmigrant Grace Period Clears Federal Review
The Office of Management and Budget has cleared a Department of Homeland Security proposed rule that would eliminate the discretionary, maximum 60-day grace period provided to certain nonimmigrants whose employment ceases. The next step for the proposal is publication...
DHS Proposes New $103,265 Fee on Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
On August 24, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has issued a proposed rule to establish a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced-degree exemption. The proposed fee would be paid at the...
Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Visas of B Visitors Who Applied for Asylum
According to reports, the Trump administration plans to begin revoking the nonimmigrant visas of up to 200,000 B-1 business visitors and B-2 tourists who entered with a visa issued between 2016 and 2026 and then applied for asylum. Tommy Pigott, a Department of State...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in USA Today on Justice Department Credibility
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by USA Today in “ ‘Unworthy of trust’: Is Trump pushing the Justice Department too far?” Commenting on the disconnect between Department of Justice lawyers’ arguments under the Trump administration and what courts will accept, he said, “A...
DOS Expands Expedited B Nonimmigrant Visa Appointment Pilot Program
On August 18, 2026, the Department of State (DOS) announced the expansion of its voluntary pilot program to test B nonimmigrant visa expedited appointments at select U.S. embassies and consulates through December 31, 2026. In addition to Mission Mexico (embassy and...
USCIS Releases New Guidance on Ethiopian TPS
On August 18, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new guidance on Ethiopian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that supersedes earlier guidance posted on August 6. The guidance notes that the Ethiopia TPS designation was terminated on August...
