On March 5, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it plans to require applicants for various immigration benefits to provide access to their social media accounts. USCIS said there was a "need to collect social media identifiers...
Topic: Immigration Updates
USCIS Changes Many Forms With No Notice, Adds Grace Periods After Complaint Filed
On March 8, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted changes to many forms with grace periods for their use of up to one month. This immediately followed a complaint filed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Benach Collopy...
Trump Administration Plans to Restart and Expand Travel Bans
According to reports, the Trump administration is preparing to restart and expand a travel ban policy against certain countries that had been implemented during his first administration. Officials said the travel bans would likely include the same countries that were...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by Newsweek
In a recent article, Donald Trump's Gold Visa Plan Could Run Into Problems, Steve comments: "The current EB-5 green card program requires investors to prove that the source of their investment was lawfully obtained or earned. I assume that the new gold card visa...
Steve Yale-Loehr Comments on Immigration Registration Requirements
Steve was quoted by the Associated Press in Immigration Officials Say Everyone Living in the U.S. Illegally Must Register. What Does That Mean? He said that "even if [the registration requirement] doesn't actually accomplish much in terms of deporting more people, it...
DOS Announces Expansion of Visa Restriction Policy for Individuals Exploiting Cuban Labor
On February 25, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced the expansion of "an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program. This expanded policy applies to current or former Cuban government...
‘Show Me Your Papers’: Trump Administration Announces Undocumented Immigrant Registry
On February 25, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced enforcement of an existing law requiring undocumented immigrants to register with the federal government, be fingerprinted, and notify the government of address changes. DHS said that failure to...
President Trump Proposes ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program to Replace EB-5 Visa
President Trump said he wants to sell a "gold card" visa for $5 million to noncitizens, including both individuals and companies. The visa would include permanent residence with work authorization and a path to U.S. citizenship. A new visa program would require...
Concerns Over 4th Amendment Violations in Chicago ICE Arrests
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times in Trump's Immigration Arrests in Chicago Raise Questions About 4th Amendment Violations. He noted that if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents don't have a court-issued warrant, anyone in the U.S....
Potential Rise in Hongkonger Deportations Under Trump Administration
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the South China Morning Post in Will Hongkongers Be Next to Leave U.S. Under Trump's Immigration Crackdown? (subscription required). He said the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program explained a drop in deportations of Hongkongers in...
