Practitioners are warning that a growing number of foreign nationals have been detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at U.S. airports while traveling between states, even if they had pending applications and were in a period of authorized stay,...
Topic: immigration compliance
DHS Finalizes Rule Eliminating Duration of Status for F, J, and I Nonimmigrants
On July 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its long-anticipated final rule changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status (D/S) to admission for a fixed time period tied to the nonimmigrant’s program,...
USCIS Publishes 60-Day Notice of Revisions to E-Verify Program
On May 13, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 60-day notice of revisions to the E-Verify program. The notice does not clearly identify or summarize the specific revisions being proposed, although USCIS states that the information...
DOL Suspends Processing of PERM Applications for Software Firm Cloudera
On May 12, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced an enforcement action against Cloudera, Inc., a software firm based in Santa Clara, California, following allegations that it violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by unlawfully discriminating against...
Cap Reached for Second Allocation of Returning Worker H-2B Visas for FY 2026
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 29, 2026, that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 27,736 H-2B visas made available for the second allocation of returning workers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 with...
DHS Launches Sweeping Fraud Investigation in Minnesota
On January 9, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have launched Operation PARRIS (Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening) in Minnesota, "a sweeping...
DOS Adds Countries Subject to Visa Bonds and Expands Ports of Entry
The Department of State (DOS) has identified nationals from a list of countries as needing visa bonds. Any citizen or national traveling on a passport issued by one of these countries, who is found otherwise eligible for a B1/B2 visa, must post a bond for either...
DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Ending Automatic Extension of Certain EADs
Effective October 30, 2025, an interim final rule published the same day ends the automatic extension of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) (Forms I-766) for those who have timely filed an application to renew an EAD in certain employment authorization...
E-Verify Resumes Operations; Employers Hiring When E-Verify Was Unavailable Must Create a Case by October 14
On October 9, 2025, E-Verify announced that it has resumed operations during the federal government shutdown. The announcement includes instructions for employers who hired foreign employees while E-Verify was temporarily not available, tips on how to handle tentative...
