October 13, 2026: The new public charge rule took effect on September 18, 2026 and requires officers to perform a forward-looking, case-by-case review weighing age, health, family status, skills, education,…
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The Board of Immigration Appeals held in Matter of B-S-A-N- (30 I&N Dec. 145 (BIA 2026) that Immigration Judges should generally deny asylum applications filed by nationals of highly developed, democratic countries…
September 29, 2026: The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy…
August 28, 2026: The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has overturned a 14-year-old precedential decision, limiting an important pathway to permanent residence for certain long-residing noncitizens, including Deferred Action for Childhood…
September 30, 2026: Expedited removal is a process by which low-level immigration officers can summarily remove certain noncitizens from the United States without a hearing before an immigration judge. Undocumented…
September 14, 2026: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final…
On September 14, 2026, the District Court of Massachusetts enjoined the implementation of the Final Rule described below eliminating duration of status for F, J, and I nonimmigrant visas; therefore,…
June 25, 2026: A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out expedited removal or speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near…
June 26, 2026: The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holder accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision…
