Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
DOS Suspends Follow-to-Join Refugee Processing
On February 7, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced that pursuant to an executive order, processing of all refugee applications under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is suspended, including following-to-join refugee (FTJ-R) travel eligibility...
EOIR Re-establishes Anti-Fraud Program
On February 5, 2025, Sirce Owen, Acting Director of the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), announced a renewed anti-fraud emphasis. The memo states that EOIR "is committed to re-establishing a robust and effective Anti-Fraud...
EOIR Rescinds 2023 Memo on Language Access in Immigration Court
On February 6, 2025, Sirce Owen, Acting Director of the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), issued a memorandum rescinding an EOIR memorandum dated June 6, 2023, Language Access in Immigration Court (DM 23-02), which provided...
President Trump Calls for Resettlement of White South Africans in the United States
On February 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) to halt foreign aid to South Africa and "promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property...
DHS Terminates 2023 But Not 2021 Venezuela TPS Designation
On October 3, 2023, Venezuela was newly designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which was set to expire on April 2, 2025. On February 5, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of the TPS designation for Venezuela, effective...
FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 7
On February 5, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025, and run through noon ET on March 24, 2025. During this period,...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Mass Deportation Challenges
Steve was quoted by the Financial Times in What It Would Take for America to Deport 11 [Million] Immigrants (subscription required). Individuals with outstanding deportation orders may be removed from the United States immediately, he noted, "[b]ut that is a...
Steve Yale-Loehr on Mass Deportation Challenges
Steve was quoted by the Financial Times in What It Would Take for America to Deport 11 [Million] Immigrants (subscription required). Individuals with outstanding deportation orders may be removed from the United States immediately, he noted, "[b]ut that is a...
Steve Yale-Loehr on ICE and School Access
Steve was quoted by the Miami Herald in Can Schools Turn Away ICE Officials? Agents Need Specific Warrant to Enter, Experts Say. Steve said that for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to enter schools and other sensitive locations, including...
Steve Yale-Loehr shares Opinion on Trump’s Executive Orders and Immigration
Steve was quoted by Newsweek in Donald Trump Has Promised a 'Golden Age' for the U.S. Can He Deliver? He said, "With better-crafted [executive orders], courts may be less likely to issue injunctions. From a legal perspective [the executive orders] may more easily pass...
