According to reports, the Trump administration is reviewing the visas of more than 55 million people for any violations that would qualify them for deportation. The Department of State said that all U.S. visa holders will be subject to "continuous vetting" for...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Updates Guidance to Consider ‘Anti-Americanism’ in Adjudicating Immigrant Benefits and ‘Good Moral Character’ for Naturalization Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced several updates to its guidance related to considering "anti-Americanism" in adjudications of immigrant benefits and expanding what constitutes "good moral character" for naturalization applicants. Below are...
DOS Releases Visa Office Report for 2024
The Department of State (DOS) has released its Report of the Visa Office for 2024. DOS noted that the Visa Office changed its methodology for calculating visa data beginning with the FY 2019 annual visa office report "to reflect the greater access to application-level...
OFLC Releases Statistics on Prevailing Wage Determinations/Labor Certifications and an Updated H-2B Foreign Labor Recruiter List
On August 15, 2025, the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) released statistics on employer activities regarding prevailing wage determinations and labor certifications, and the H-2B foreign labor recruiter list. The comprehensive set of...
Economic Policy Institute Says Trump Deportation Agenda Will Lead to Millions of Lost Jobs for Both Immigrants and U.S. Citizens
Echoing news reports about developments in the U.S. economy related to job losses, a new report by the Economic Policy Institute, Trump's Deportation Agenda Will Destroy Millions of Jobs, says that the Trump administration's emphasis on increasing deportations will...
Most FY 2025 Employment-Based Limits Could Be Reached in August or September, Visa Bulletin Says
The Department of State's (DOS) Visa Bulletin for September notes a "steady increase" in both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and DOS demand patterns for employment-based green cards. As a result, the bulletin says that the Visa Office expects to reach...
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance to Prevent Trans Women From Competing in Women’s Sports in the United States
On August 4, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy alert, effective immediately, to prevent trans women from entering the United States to participate in women's sports. The alert, which characterizes trans women as "male," clarifies...
Routine Visa Services Paused at U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe as Part of Worldwide Review of Visa ‘Screening and Vetting Procedures’
Effective August 7, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, has temporarily paused all routine visa services. The Department of State said that this pause "includes applications for immigrant visas as well as nonimmigrant visas for tourists, business travelers,...
DOS Launches Visa Bond Pilot Program, Imposes Visa Bonds on Nationals of Malawi and Zambia
The Department of State (DOS) published a temporary final rule on August 5, 2025, announcing the start of a 12-month visa bond pilot program. Individuals applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2) who are nationals of countries...
DOS Proposes Rule to Increase Vetting and Combat Fraud in DV Program
On August 5, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to "improve the integrity and combat fraud" in the Diversity Visa (DV) Program. DOS proposes to require DV Program applicants "to provide valid, unexpired passport information...
