Immigration Law Blog

This week: USCIS updates its rules on legal representation, TPS work-permit deadlines hit July 17 and 24, and the $100,000 H-1B fee stays in effect on appeal.

This week: a USCIS signature rule takes effect July 10 with denials for invalid signatures, the Atlanta asylum office opens, and TPS work-permit dates shift.

This week: the FY2027 H-1B petition filing window closes, the $750 expedited visa fee begins July 1, and DHS proposes a sweeping overhaul of the EB-5 program.

This week: a proposed rule would raise the naturalization fee to $1,330 and end fee waivers, and the Supreme Court clears TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria.

This week: the July 2026 Visa Bulletin makes EB-2 India unavailable this fiscal year, EB-3 categories advance, and the $100,000 H-1B fee heads to appeal.

This week: a court rules the $100,000 H-1B fee unlawful, then stays its own order so the fee still applies, plus a new $750 visa fee and physician relief.

This week: a federal court strikes down four USCIS 'hold' policies nationwide, the Gold Card adds 16 admission classes, and a rule would restrict work permits.

This week: the Supreme Court sides with the administration on immigration judges, USCIS opens a San Antonio asylum office, and new asylum fees begin May 29.

This week: a USCIS memo reframes green card adjustment as discretionary relief, new Ebola entry restrictions take effect, and a court shields crime victims.

This week: the June 2026 Visa Bulletin sharply retrogresses EB-1 and EB-2 India, China EB-3 advances, and the family-based F2A category jumps five months.

This week: Temporary Protected Status for Yemen ends May 4, USCIS reframes deferred action as extraordinary relief, and a new asylum fee takes effect May 29.

This week: the first wage-weighted H-1B lottery closes March 19, Florida freezes university H-1B hiring, and the March 2026 Visa Bulletin advances EB-2 dates.