Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the New York Times in Colorado Suspect's Uncertain Immigration Status Highlights Visa 'Overstays'. He said, "Scholars have long recognized that visa overstays constitute a significant share of the undocumented population. This segment...
Topic: Immigration Updates
The Boulder Suspect’s Family Faces Deportation. What Rights Do They Have?
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Washington Post in The Boulder Suspect's Family Faces Deportation. What Rights Do They Have? The article notes that people who have applied for asylum are generally protected from deportation while their cases are pending. However,...
Democrats Blast Trump’s Travel Ban, But Legal Challenges May Be Tough
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Washington Post in Democrats Blast Trump’s Travel Ban, But Legal Challenges May Be Tough. Steve noted that the new ban includes specific rationales for each nation on the list and contains other measures that would probably shield...
USCIS Seeks Comments on New Biographic and Employment Identifiers on Immigration Forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks comments on a new information collection of "certain biographic and employment identifiers on immigration forms." USCIS said the collection is necessary to comply with section 2 of Executive Order (EO) 14161,...
DHS Terminates TPS for Nepal and Cameroon in August
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal and Cameroon: Nepal: The TPS designation for Nepal, which was set to expire on June 24, 2025, will terminate at 11:59 p.m. "local time" on August 5, 2025, according to...
DHS Ramps Up ‘Crackdown’ on Visa Overstays
On June 4, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is ramping up a "crackdown" on visa overstays following a Boulder, Colorado, attack perpetrated by an Egyptian national. DHS said that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and...
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Block on Harvard International Student Visas
On June 5, 2025, after an emergency request from Harvard University, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump administration from blocking visas for new international students coming to Harvard. International students make up about a...
Trump Issues Travel Ban on 12 Countries and Partial Ban on 7 Countries, With Exceptions
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation, "Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats." The proclamation includes a country-by-country list of...
Broader Threat to International Students Remains
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by Forbes in Harvard's Response to the Trump Administration's Immigration Actions. He said, "While Trump may lose this litigation battle, he may win his war against international students. The combination of starting this lawsuit against...
Harvard Likely to Win on Legal Grounds
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Morning Dispatch in Trump Admin Targets International College Students. He said, "I would say that Harvard is going to win its lawsuit on both procedural and substantive grounds." Procedurally, he noted that the federal government...
