U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 23, 2025, that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available under a temporary final rule for returning workers for the early second half of...
Topic: Immigration Updates
DHS Reverses Course, Restores Student SEVIS Records—But Future Remains Uncertain
In the wake of a wave of dozens of lawsuits and emergency court orders following sudden revocations of the visas of foreign students and scholars and deletion of thousands of Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records by the Department of Homeland...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted by Time on Legal Concerns Over Deporting U.S. Citizens
Quoted by Time in Can a U.S. Citizen Be Deported? Trump’s Comments Raise Legal Alarms, Steve called the Trump administration's proposal to send U.S. citizens to foreign prisons an attempt to "sow chaos and fear even if the administration's actions are not legal." He...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted by CNN on Financial Risks of Declining International Enrollment
In Already Facing Trump Administration Cuts, U.S. Colleges Risk Losses From Another Revenue Source: Foreign Students, Steve said, "A lot of universities are already under financial strain from a variety of reasons [including] the recent efforts by the Trump...
Steve Yale-Loehr Co-Authors New York Times Op-Ed on Foreign Student Visa Challenges
Steve co-authored an op-ed in the New York Times: Our Foreign Students Are Terrified, and They're Right to Be. The article discusses foreign student visa revocations and SEVIS terminations.
REAL ID Deadline Approaches for U.S. Travelers’ Documentation
The Department of State reminded U.S. travelers that by May 7, 2025, their documents must be REAL ID-compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities. The passport book and passport card are both acceptable for REAL ID purposes. The Department...
May Visa Bulletin Notes Retrogression of Final Action Date for India EB-5 Unreserved Visa Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for May says that high demand and number use by India in the EB-5 unreserved visa categories, combined with increased demand in the rest of the world, has made it necessary to further retrogress the India final action date to...
DOL Requests Comments on New Attestation Form for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers
The Department of Labor (DOL) is inviting comments on a new attestation form for employers seeking to employ H-2B nonimmigrant workers. Comments are invited on: (1) whether the information collection is necessary for the proper performance of DOL's functions,...
Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Case Challenging Terminations of F-1 Students’ SEVIS Records
In a case challenging terminations of a group of more than 130 F-1 students' Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records, a federal judge in Georgia granted a temporary restraining order on April 18, 2025. The order, effective immediately, directs...
CHNV Litigation Update: USCIS Parole Terminations Stayed
On April 14, 2025, a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction order staying parts of the March 25, 2025, Federal Register notice, "Termination of Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV)." On April 17, 2025,...
