Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
President Trump Designates English as Official Language But Does Not Require Agencies to Delete or Stop Producing Materials in Other Languages
On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. Notably, although the order states that Executive Order 13166 of August 11, 2000 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited...
Annual Limit Reached in EB-4 Category
The Department of State (DOS), in collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, announced that it has issued all available immigrant visas in the employment-based fourth preference (EB-4) category for fiscal year (FY) 2025. This category of about...
Trump Administration Fires EOIR Personnel and Immigration Judges While Backlogs Grow
According to reports, the Trump administration has fired a number of Executive Office for Immigration Review staff and immigration judges (IJs). On February 14, 2025, 13 IJs who had been hired recently were summarily fired, along with seven assistant chief IJs. One...
USCIS Plans to Require Applicants to Provide Access to Social Media Accounts
On March 5, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it plans to require applicants for various immigration benefits to provide access to their social media accounts. USCIS said there was a "need to collect social media identifiers...
USCIS Changes Many Forms With No Notice, Adds Grace Periods After Complaint Filed
On March 8, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted changes to many forms with grace periods for their use of up to one month. This immediately followed a complaint filed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Benach Collopy...
Trump Administration Plans to Restart and Expand Travel Bans
According to reports, the Trump administration is preparing to restart and expand a travel ban policy against certain countries that had been implemented during his first administration. Officials said the travel bans would likely include the same countries that were...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted by Newsweek
In a recent article, Donald Trump's Gold Visa Plan Could Run Into Problems, Steve comments: "The current EB-5 green card program requires investors to prove that the source of their investment was lawfully obtained or earned. I assume that the new gold card visa...
Steve Yale-Loehr Comments on Immigration Registration Requirements
Steve was quoted by the Associated Press in Immigration Officials Say Everyone Living in the U.S. Illegally Must Register. What Does That Mean? He said that "even if [the registration requirement] doesn't actually accomplish much in terms of deporting more people, it...
DOS Announces Expansion of Visa Restriction Policy for Individuals Exploiting Cuban Labor
On February 25, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced the expansion of "an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program. This expanded policy applies to current or former Cuban government...
‘Show Me Your Papers’: Trump Administration Announces Undocumented Immigrant Registry
On February 25, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced enforcement of an existing law requiring undocumented immigrants to register with the federal government, be fingerprinted, and notify the government of address changes. DHS said that failure to...
