Immigration Updates

Upcoming Updates

• Immigration Courts Rescheduling Hearings with No Notice - week of June 22

• Visa Processing Paused in 3 Countries Due to Ebola Outbreak - week of June 15

• TPS Updates Yemen & Lebanon - week of June 8

2026

June

• New USCIS Policy - Most Green Card Applicants Must Apply from Outside the US - posted June 5

May

• USCIS Will Reject Asylum Applications If Annual Fee is Unpaid - posted May 29

• Enhanced Background Checks Could Cause Delays at USCIS - posted May 22

• New Questions About Fear of Return for Temporary Visa Applicants - posted of May 15

• ICE Agents Reportedly Instructed to Stop Warrantless Forced Entries - posted May 8

• USCIS Again Eliminates Automatic Deferred Action Consideration for SIJs - posted May 2

April

• USCIS Resumes Processing of Some Asylum Cases - posted April 24

• Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of CBP One Parole - posted April 15

• Federal Court Updates to Refugee Policy - posted April 12

• TPS Updates: Haiti, Somalia, Syria, Yemen - posted April 2

March

• Diversity Visa Lottery to Return in the Fall - posted March 25

• Filing Taxes as a Noncitizen - posted March 20

• Immigration Operations Keep Running Despite Shutdown - posted March 12

• DHS Asserts Authority to Detain Certain Refugees - posted March 5

February

• TPS updates (Burma, Haiti, Ethiopia, Yemen, Honduras, Nicaragua, & Nepal) - posted February 27

• Leaked Memo Says ICE Officers Don’t Always Need a Judicial Warrant - posted February 20

• Visa Bond Updates - posted February 15

• Diversity Visa Program Paused - posted February 7

January

• Immigrant Visas Paused for 75 Countries - posted January 31

• TPS Updates: Ethiopia, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, and South Sudan - posted January 21

• Family Reunification Parole Program Terminated - posted January 15

• Certain USCIS Applications Currently on Pause - posted January 7

2025

December

• Public Charge Rule Could Return Under DHS Proposal - posted December 26

• DHS Proposes Broader Biometrics Rule - posted December 16

• TPS Updates: Syria, Burma, Haiti, Somalia - posted December 12

• USCIS Announces FY 2026 Fee Increases - posted December 4
  
  
  

November

• South Sudan TPS terminated - posted November 29

• Belize Enters Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States - posted November 25

• Court Order Temporarily Halts Asylum Fees - posted November 22

• EOIR Appoints 11 New Immigration Judges and 25 Temporary Judges - posted November 20

• CBP to Photograph and Use Facial Recognition for Noncitizens Starting 12/26/25 - posted November 15

• DHS Announces End to Automatic Employment Authorization Extensions - posted November 12

• DHS Introduces New Fee for Immigration Parole - posted November 10

• USCIS Updates Policy on Public Charge Inadmissibility - posted November 6

• Three Countries Added to Visa Bond Program - posted November 1
  
  
  

October

• ICE Facilities to Be Guarded by FBI, DEA, and Others - posted October 28

• Supreme Court Clears Path for Termination of Venezuelan TPS - posted October 25

• USCIS: DACA Could Be Terminated for Attempting to Buy Firearms - posted October 22

• Termination of TPS for Syria - posted October 19

• Immigration Operations Keep Running Despite Shutdown - posted October 16

• DV Lottery Now Requires $1 Registration Fee - posted October 13

• Beware of Fake USCIS Contacts - posted October 7

• Disaster Aid Groups, Including FEMA, Restricted from Helping Undocumented People - posted October 3

• Implementation of New Naturalization Civics Test - posted October 1

September

• AG Limits Asylum Claims for Domestic Abuse and Gang Violence - posted September 26

• USCIS Adding Special Agents with New Authority - posted September 24

• Immigrant Visa Applicants Now Required by DOS to Interview in Country of Residence - posted September 19

• Changes to USCIS Fee Payment Options - posted September 17

• USCIS Reinstates Neighborhood Visits for Citizenship Applicants - posted September 10

• DHS Can’t Access Health Data for Immigration Purposes - posted September 6

• DOS and Paraguay Sign Agreement on Safe Third Country Asylum - posted September 3

• US State Department Issues 2024 Country Conditions Report - posted September 2

August

• USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Good Moral Character for Naturalization Applicants - posted August 28

• Changes to USCIS Age Calculation Under the CSPA - posted August 26

• TPS Termination Update: Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua - posted August 25

• Judge Halts Expedited Removal for Paroled Migrants - posted August 24

• Judge Blocks End of TPS for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua - posted August 21
  (Updated August 25, please see new post)

• New Pilot Program May Require Some Tourists to Post Bonds of Up to $15,000 - posted August 18

• Legal Battle Pauses Head Start Cuts for Undocumented Kids in 20 States - posted August 17

• DACA: What You Need To Know (English / Spanish) - posted August 15

• BIA Rules That Using False SSNs and Lying on Tax Returns Count Against a Favorable Exercise of Discretion for Immigration Relief - posted August 13

• ICE Plans to Monitor 180,000 Immigrants Using GPS Ankle Bracelets - posted August 9

• Court Rules That Remain in Mexico Policy Can Partially Resume - posted of August 7

• ICE Policy Change Blocks Many from Bond Hearings - posted August 5

• What You Need to Know About Third Country Deportations (English / Spanish) - posted August 2

• ICE Given Medicaid Data by Trump Administration - posted August 1

July

• ICE Issues New Directive on Detaining and Removing Parents and Legal Guardians of Minor Children - posted July 30

• HHS Expands List of Programs Classified as "Federal Public Benefits" - posted July 28

• DOJ Reviews Cases for Denaturalization - posted July 28

• Reconciliation Bill Passed — What’s in It and Who’s Affected? (English / Spanish) - posted July 21

• Termination of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua - week of July 17

• What Does the Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship Mean? - posted July 15

• CBP Launches “CBP Link”: Dedicated Solely to "Self-Deportation" - posted July 11

• Federal Judge Blocks Early Termination of TPS for Haiti - posted July 9

• What Is Habeas Corpus and Why Is It Important? - posted July 7

• USCIS Issues Policy Update on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Deferred Action - posted July 3

June

• DHS Forgives Failure-to-Depart Fines for "Self-Deporting" Noncitizens (English / Spanish) - posted June 30

• CBP, ICE, and USCIS Intensify Efforts to Address Visa Overstays - posted June 27

• DHS Announces Revamping of ICE Tip Line - posted June 24

• DOJ Begins Filing Charges Over New Registration Requirement - posted June 21

• End of TPS for Cameroon and Nepal - posted June 18

• New Travel Ban - posted June 17

• ICE Arrests in Immigration Court and USCIS Field Offices - posted June 15

• Fines for Unlawful Presence Are Now Being Enforced - posted June 12

• Update: CHNV Parole & Benefits - posted June 9

• Update: Termination of Venezuela’s 2023 TPS Designation - posted June 9

• The First “Self-Deportation” Flight Departs - posted June 5

May

• Understanding 287(g) Agreements and their Role in Advancing the Administration’s Mass Deportation Policies - posted May 29

• US Considers Deportation Options to Libya and Other Third Countries - posted May 27

• The Risks of Traveling Outside the US with a Green Card - posted May 23

• DOS Designates Two Haitian Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations - posted May 23

• UPDATE: Termination of TPS for Afghan Nationals - posted May 21

• DHS Announces $1,000 Stipend for Noncitizens Who "Self-deport" - posted May 19

• EOIR Memo Cancelling and Rescinding OPPM on Change of Venue Requests - posted May 16

• REAL ID Requirement - posted May 14

• TPS Extended for South Sudan - posted May 12

• DHS will not extend TPS for Afghanistan and Cameroon - posted May 8

• Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual Updated (English / Spanish) - posted May 7

• Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Terminations After Intense Judicial Scrutiny - posted May3

• Termination of Social Security Numbers for Some Migrants - posted May 3

• Screening of Social Media from DHS - posted May 1

April

• IRS to Release Taxpayer Information to ICE - posted April 25

• South Sudan Visas Revoked - posted April 23

• Federal Judge blocks termination of CHNV - posted April 21

• Supreme Court Allows Deportations Through the Alien Enemies Act (English / Spanish) - posted April 18

• DHS Cancels Parole Status for Hundreds of Thousands Who Entered Using the CBP One App - posted April 16

• Alien Registration Requirement Effective April 11 - posted April 15

• Emails sent in error to U4U parolees - posted April 10

• Lawsuit Filed to Block Alien Registration Requirement - posted April 9

• Federal Court Blocks Termination of TPS for Venezuelans - posted April 5

• CBP Releases New Mobile App: CBP Home - posted April 1

March

• Termination of Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans  - posted March 29

• Follow-to-Join Refugee Processing Resumed - posted March 27

• American Dream and Promise Act Reintroduced - posted March 25

• USCIS Issues New Editions of Forms - posted March 22

• USCIS Memo Expands NTA and ICE Referral Policy (English / Spanish) - posted March 22

• REAL ID Requirement - posted March 21

• Covid Vaccination Requirements for Medical Exams - posted March 14

• ICE’s Update of Old Press Releases is Impacting Search Results - posted March 12

• “Notario” Fraud - posted March 11

• Expanding Military Presence at the Border - posted March 7

• DHS Memos: New Agents to Assist in Deportations - posted March 6

• Important USCIS Update for Noncitizens - posted March 3

• TPS: Haiti (English / Spanish / Haitian Creole) - posted March 1

February

• End of Sensitive Locations Policy - posted February 28

• Refugee Admissions Program Paused - posted February 26

• Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan - posted February 25

• Know Your Rights - posted February 21

• Judicial Subpoena vs Immigration Subpoena (English / Spanish) - posted February 18

• Judicial Warrant vs Immigration Warrant (English / Spanish) - posted February 17

• Executive Orders Explained - posted February 7

• TPS: Venezuela - posted February 6

January

• Changes to Expedited Removal - posted January 29

• ICE Sightings: How to Share Responsibility - posted January 28

• Revised Form I-485 - posted January 27

While BIC will do it’s best to share updates as soon as they become available, some details may take time to confirm or put together for our community. If information is not yet available, we will post updates on when to expect more details. In the meantime, explore our “Know Your Rights” resources for guidance on current policies and your rights.

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