Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
DOJ Raises Penalty Fees for Certain Immigration-Related Violations
As part of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) adjustments of various civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by DOJ components, the agency issued a final rule raising penalty fees for certain immigration-related violations. The rule, effective July 3, 2025,...
DOL Requires Work Authorization for Participants in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Programs
On July 10, 2025, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration issued guidance (Training and Employment Guidance Letter 10-23, Change 2) requiring that all participants in programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act have...
DHS Ends TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua
On July 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The TPS designations for the two countries were set to expire on July 5, 2025. The termination of TPS for Honduras and...
Judge Allows Class Action and Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Birthright Citizenship Ban
On July 10, 2025, a federal judge in New Hampshire provisionally certified a class consisting of all children born in the United States on or after February 20, 2025, to parents who are present temporarily or without authorization, then issued a preliminary injunction...
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle on immigration enforcement
In Trump Administration Sues Los Angeles in Latest Attack on Sanctuary Cities, Steve noted that Trump's immigration enforcement in the Los Angeles area "prompted the massive protests, not the fact that Los Angeles was a sanctuary city." Steve also said the judicial...
Trump Again Floats ‘Temporary Pass’ Idea for Farmworkers
On a recent news program, President Trump alluded to a "temporary pass" being planned for farmworkers. "We're working on it right now. We’re going to work it so that some kind of a temporary pass where people pay taxes, where the farmer can have a little control, as...
‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Includes Immigration-Related Provisions, New Asylum Fees
Several immigration-related provisions are in the recently passed and signed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," including: Imposing, for the first time, a $1,000 asylum application fee and $550 for related work authorization, along with a minimum $100 annual fee for a...
USCIS Clarifies, Narrows Visa Policy for TN Nonimmigrants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its Policy Manual, Part P (Nonimmigrants) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for the TN nonimmigrant classification. The new guidance, effective immediately, supersedes earlier...
Federal Judge Blocks Early TPS Termination for Haiti
On July 1, 2025, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's recently announced early termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. On June 27, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS for nearly 500,000...
DOJ Announces Civil Division Enforcement Priorities, Including Denaturalization and Ending Sanctuary Jurisdictions
On June 11, 2025, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum announcing its enforcement priorities under the Trump administration. Under the memo, among other things, a policy shift heightens the priority of civil denaturalization...
