Keeping you informed on the latest immigration news.
USCIS Clarifies Requirements for Professional Athletes as World Cup and Olympics Events Loom
On December 18, 2025, as the United States prepares for upcoming World Cup and Olympics events in 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new policy guidance to address the Department of Labor's (DOL) adoption of the Foreign Labor Application...
President Suspends Diversity Visa Program After Shootings
On December 18, 2025, President Trump suspended the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, sometimes called the "green card lottery," following shootings at Brown University and of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor by a Portuguese national who immigrated to...
President Expands Full and Partial Travel Ban List
On December 16, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation expanding travel restrictions announced earlier this year. The new proclamation applies to individuals who are outside of the United States as of January 1, 2026, and do not have a valid visa....
Steve Yale-Loehr to Moderate Free Cornell Law Immigration Webinar
Steve and four other Cornell Law experts will present a free webinar on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET on how immigration law and policy changed in 2025 and what we might expect in 2026. If you can't make the live webinar, you can register to get the...
MarketWatch Quotes Steve Yale-Loehr on Trump’s $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Proposal
Steve shared expert insight with MarketWatch on the Trump administration’s proposed $1 million “Gold Card” immigration program, outlining what the initiative could mean for investors, applicants, and the future of U.S. immigration policy. Read the article.
DHS Terminates Family Reunification Parole Programs
On December 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is terminating all categorical family reunification parole (FRP) programs for people from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family...
USCIS Posts New Form for ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Petition; ‘Platinum Card’ Coming Soon
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted a new form for the "Trump Gold Card" immigrant visa program, Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program. The program requires a minimum "contribution" of $1 million along with a hefty...
DHS Announces Termination of TPS Designation for Ethiopia
On December 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Ethiopia. DHS said that Ethiopian nationals with no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States have 60 days...
DOS Updates Instructions for Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Applicants Scheduling Interviews
On December 12, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) announced that it has updated its instructions for all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants scheduling visa interview appointments. Nonimmigrant Visas Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas should schedule...
USCIS Limits Age and Type of Photos for Many Applications
On December 12, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance, effective immediately, limiting the age of foreign nationals' photos that can be used to create immigration documents to a maximum of three years, with many exceptions....
