Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Mexican National Sentenced for Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 24, 2025, that it assisted in an investigation leading to the sentencing of Maria Del Carmen Sanchez Potrero, a/k/a Maria Carmela Sanchez, to 51 months' imprisonment for her involvement in a...
DHS Says SAVE Database Is Being Overhauled
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database is being overhauled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Government Efficiency, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on April...
H-1B Workers, Others Receiving Requests for Evidence Asking for Home Addresses for Biometric Data Collection
According to reports, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) seeking home addresses for the purpose of collecting biometric data in H-1B and I-140 employment-based petitions, raising concerns. The RFEs refer to...
Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Returning Workers for Early Second Half of FY 2025
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...
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...
