On August 8, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced that in reviewing the entry selection system for the DV-2025 Program, the agency has determined that for a "small number" of entrants from Great Britain (United Kingdom) and its dependent areas, "the selection...
Topic: Immigration Updates
285 South Quotes Steve Yale-Loehr: Self-Deportation Leads to Arrest
In An Augusta Man Decided to 'Self-Deport.' The Government Arrested Him Anyway, Steve noted that although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) website says that people using the self-deportation app will be "deprioritized," there's nothing that actually...
Bloomberg News Quotes Steve Yale-Loehr: Columbia to Aid Trump Policing of Foreign Students
– In Columbia University to Aid Trump Policing of Foreign Students Under Deal, Steve said that for Columbia and other schools entertaining such concessions, "the devil is in the implementation details." But "no matter how this is implemented," he said, "it shows...
CBS News Quotes Steve Yale-Loehr: Judge Blocks Expedited Deportations
In Judge Blocks Expedited Deportations of Those Who Entered the U.S. Legally, Possibly Curtailing ICE Courthouse Arrests, Steve said the judge's order could mean that "several hundred thousand people will be temporarily spared from immediate removal under the...
Birthright Citizenship Update: Trump Restrictions Blocked, Implementation Plan Developed
In the ongoing battle over birthright citizenship, there have been several new developments, including a ruling in the Ninth Circuit and development of an implementation plan by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Below are highlights: Ninth Circuit...
SAVE Releases Updated Guide to Understanding SAVE Verification Responses
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program has released an updated Guide to Understanding SAVE Verification Responses. The guide introduces seven new responses when a SAVE case is created using a Social Security number (SSN) as the applicant's...
E-Verify Updates Guidance for Employers Following District Court Order on Haiti TPS
E-Verify has released an update related to compliance with a district court order on the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The update includes instructions for employers on requirements for the I-9 process and reverification of work...
ICE Says Small Businesses and Others Are Free to Question ICE Policies Without Fear of Retaliation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently released an undated Non-Retaliation Policy Statement. The statement says that ICE "is committed to upholding standards of fair regulatory enforcement practices, where small businesses and others are free to...
Judge Postpones TPS Termination for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
On July 31, 2025, U.S. district court judge Trina Thompson, of the Northern District of California, postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua until at least November 18, 2025, when a hearing on the merits will be...
DOS Updates Policy to Require In-Person Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visas
On July 25, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced that effective September 2, 2025, the categories of applicants who may be eligible for a waiver of the nonimmigrant visa interview will be updated. According to the new policy, all nonimmigrant visa applicants,...
