Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in Times Higher Education on University Responses to ICE
Steve was quoted by Times Higher Education in Universities 'All Over the Place' in Response to ICE Raids. He said, "While we've certainly seen a lot of publicity about targeted ICE enforcement actions in cities like Minneapolis, there is still ICE enforcement action...
DOS Confirms That China is Not Part of Immigrant Visa Pause
According to reports, practitioners alerted the Department of State (DOS) on February 10, 2026, that its Travel Docs site erroneously stated that China was included among dozens of countries for which immigrant visa processing has been paused as of January 21, 2026....
OFLC Releases Data on Employers and Selected Program Statistics
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released a comprehensive set of public disclosure data (through the first quarter of fiscal year 2026) drawn from employer applications requesting prevailing wage determinations and labor...
Appeals Court Allows Termination of TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay pending appeal allowing the Trump administration to move forward with plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an estimated 60,000 migrants in the United States,...
DHS Terminates TPS for Yemen
On February 13, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen effective 60 days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register. As of press time, it was unclear when the...
USCIS Received Enough Supplemental H-2B Petitions to Reach Cap for Returning Workers
On February 13, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,490 H-2B visas made available under a temporary final rule for the first allocation of returning workers of...
DHS Shutdown Not Expected to Affect Most ICE, CBP, USCIS Operations
On February 14, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s funding lapsed due to a breakdown in spending bill negotiations between Democrats and Republicans over how DHS agencies conduct their operations. DHS is therefore technically in partial shutdown status,...
Steve Yale-Loehr quoted in El País on States vs. Federal Immigration Authority
In Deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis Reignite Legal Battle Between Democratic States and ICE Steve cautioned that immigration is a complex legal issue. "Immigration has long been considered a national policy, not one of 50 different states....
Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted on ICE Enforcement Shift
Steve was quoted by Newsday in These Long Island Brothers Came to the U.S. as Kids. ICE Deported Them to a Country They Hardly Know. He noted that arresting someone when they show up for a routine U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in was rare until the...
Group Files Complaint Against ‘Gold Card’ Program
On February 3, 2026, a group including the American Association of University Professors and others filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's "Gold Card" visa program. The complaint asks a U.S. district court for declaratory and injunctive relief against...
