Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Trump Suggests Allowing Undocumented Farm and Hotel Workers to Leave and Return to United States
According to reports, at a cabinet meeting on April 10, 2025, President Trump suggested that undocumented farm and hotel workers might be allowed to leave the United States and return in legal status if they have employers willing to vouch for them. "We have to take...
Trump Announces Militarization of Southern Border
On April 11, 2025, President Trump announced a "military mission for sealing the southern border of the United States and repelling invasions." The plan includes "use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense" over designated federal lands along the southern...
USCIS Begins Scrutinizing Social Media; Many Student, Faculty, and Researcher Visas Revoked
The Trump administration has recently revoked more than 525 student, faculty, and researcher visas for a variety of reasons, or no reason. The administration has cited "antisemitic activity" as one justification for scrutinizing international students' social media...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Due Process in Immigration Enforcement
Steve was quoted by the Washington Post in As Trump Cracks Down on Immigration, U.S. Citizens Are Among Those Snared. He said he fears that the Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement risks sidelining core legal protections. "I think that numbers...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Free Speech and Visa Revocations
Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted by CBS News in Trump's Crackdown on Students With Visas and Green Cards Sets Up First Amendment Showdown. He said, "There's a tension between everyone's First Amendment rights to free speech and the immigration statute's broad provisions...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by ABC News
In Some College Students Are Being Targeted for Deportation. What Rights Do They Have? Steve noted that even though recent students who have had their visas revoked do not have criminal records, the Trump administration has insisted that they be detained while their...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Risks Facing International Students
In Trump Immigration Policies Increase Peril for International Students Steve noted that if someone had not seen a Tufts University graduate student's arrest and recorded a video, it is possible that the student would have just "disappeared" by moving to detention in...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by Inside Higher Ed
In Smashing the Student Visa System Steve noted the Trump administration leaving university officials in the dark about changes to students' visa status "makes it difficult for colleges to advise their international students. The system works on communication going...
USCIS Updates Policy to Recognize Only Two Sexes: Male and Female
On April 2, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that under a Trump administration executive order, it has updated the USCIS Policy Manual to state that it only recognizes two biological sexes: male and female. Under this guidance, USCIS...
Venezuela TPS Remains in Effect Following Court Order
On April 2, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will remain in effect following a court order. On March 31, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ordered...
