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President Trump Authorizes Private Company to Construct and Operate a Border Crossing
On June 9, 2025, President Trump released a memorandum permitting Green Corridors, LLC, to construct, maintain, and operate a commercial elevated guideway crossing on the U.S. border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas. The memo explains that the border facilities referenced...
DHS Announces Fine Forgiveness for Those Who Self-Deport With CBP Home App
On June 9, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that undocumented persons who self-deport from the United States through the CBP Home App will receive forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties for failing to depart. Currently, DHS noted, a...
USCIS Changes Validity Period for Any Form I-693 Signed On or After November 1, 2023
On June 11, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is updating its USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1,...
USCIS Releases Statement on Termination of CHNV Parole Programs
On June 6, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released the following statement on termination of parole programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans: On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order lifting the U.S....
State Dept. Cable Orders Resumption of Harvard Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing After Court Order
After a court order, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly sent a cable to U.S. consular offices ordering the resumption of Harvard international student and exchange visitor visa processing, after previously having ordered posts to deny such visa applications...
Colorado Suspect’s Uncertain Immigration Status Highlights Visa ‘Overstays’
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...
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...
