Steve Yale-Loehr was recently quoted in Mediapart, a leading French news outlet, on the dramatic escalation of U.S. immigration enforcement efforts. He highlights the Trump administration’s push to deport up to a million people a year by expanding operations into...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by Forbes on Trump’s travel ban
In Travel Ban Reinstated By Trump With Mostly Muslim Countries, Steve predicted court challenges but warned that they may fail. However, he said, "Even if this expansion is legal, it is not good policy. Families will be separated, and we are not necessarily safer."
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by Vox on Trump’s travel ban on certain countries
In How a Little-Known Law Became Trump's Weapon of Choice Against Immigration, Steve said that "court challenges to this travel ban are likely, but they may fail." He noted, however, that "even if this expansion is legal, it is not good policy. We are not necessarily...
After Trump Post, DHS Orders Pause in ICE Raids on Restaurants, Hotels, and Farms
According to news reports, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered a pause on deportation-related raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on worksites in the agricultural, hospitality, and restaurant industries. The change in policy for those...
State Dept. Releases Visa Bulletin for July
The Department of State's Visa Office has released the Visa Bulletin for July 2025. The bulletin includes final action dates for employment-based preference cases, along with dates for filing of employment-based visa applications and updates on diversity visas (DV),...
President Trump Authorizes Private Company to Construct and Operate a Border Crossing
On June 9, 2025, President Trump released a memorandum permitting Green Corridors, LLC, to construct, maintain, and operate a commercial elevated guideway crossing on the U.S. border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas. The memo explains that the border facilities referenced...
DHS Announces Fine Forgiveness for Those Who Self-Deport With CBP Home App
On June 9, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that undocumented persons who self-deport from the United States through the CBP Home App will receive forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties for failing to depart. Currently, DHS noted, a...
USCIS Changes Validity Period for Any Form I-693 Signed On or After November 1, 2023
On June 11, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is updating its USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1,...
USCIS Releases Statement on Termination of CHNV Parole Programs
On June 6, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released the following statement on termination of parole programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans: On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order lifting the U.S....
State Dept. Cable Orders Resumption of Harvard Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing After Court Order
After a court order, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly sent a cable to U.S. consular offices ordering the resumption of Harvard international student and exchange visitor visa processing, after previously having ordered posts to deny such visa applications...
