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U.S. Embassies Update Travel Advisories in Middle East in Response to Increased Risks and Armed Conflict
U.S. embassies have issued new security alerts and updated travel advisories for several countries in response to unrest and armed conflict in the Middle East region: The U.S. Embassy Virtual Iran announced that due to military operations and other risks, U.S....
DOL Proposes Rule on Determining Employee/Independent Contractor Status
On February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued a proposed rule that would rescind the analysis for determining employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and replace it with analysis that it...
DHS May Arrest and Detain Refugees Who Have Not Applied for LPR Status After One Year
On February 18, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum from the directors of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that was filed in a district court case. The memo states that "DHS may...
March Visa Bulletin Notes Extension of Certain Religious Workers Category
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for March 2026 notes that the EB-4 Certain Religious Workers (SB) category has been extended: H.R. 7148, signed on February 3, 2026, extends the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until...
DHS Proposes Rule on Work Authorization for Asylum Applicants
On February 20, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is proposing a rule, "Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants," to change filing and eligibility requirements for those requesting work authorization and Employment...
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in Times Higher Education on University Responses to ICE
Steve was quoted by Times Higher Education in Universities 'All Over the Place' in Response to ICE Raids. He said, "While we've certainly seen a lot of publicity about targeted ICE enforcement actions in cities like Minneapolis, there is still ICE enforcement action...
DOS Confirms That China is Not Part of Immigrant Visa Pause
According to reports, practitioners alerted the Department of State (DOS) on February 10, 2026, that its Travel Docs site erroneously stated that China was included among dozens of countries for which immigrant visa processing has been paused as of January 21, 2026....
OFLC Releases Data on Employers and Selected Program Statistics
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released a comprehensive set of public disclosure data (through the first quarter of fiscal year 2026) drawn from employer applications requesting prevailing wage determinations and labor...
Appeals Court Allows Termination of TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay pending appeal allowing the Trump administration to move forward with plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an estimated 60,000 migrants in the United States,...
DHS Terminates TPS for Yemen
On February 13, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen effective 60 days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register. As of press time, it was unclear when the...
