The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and government information systems to examine immigration applications. The ...

Many of our clients have told us about rude and disrespectful treatment at the CBP field office in Dallas, where people go, by appointment or in person, to resolve matters with CBP. In our years of ...

The most challenging EB-1A petitions are not those lacking substantive evidence. Rather, they involve candidates with a credible yet unspectacular professional history: a physician-scientist or ...

USCIS has changed an important rule governing immigration filing deadlines, and the distinction it is drawing could have serious consequences for employers and foreign national employees who wait ...

Over the past two weeks, many of our clients have received a letter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services titled “FBI Privacy Requirements for Biometrics ...

On September 30, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filed a Federal Register notice announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2027 inflation adjustments to certain immigration fees created ...

If you are an F-1 student waiting on a post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) approval, or an employer waiting to onboard a recent graduate, you already know how stressful the wait can be.

Over the past 5 days, a large number of I-485 adjustment of status applicants have logged into their USCIS online accounts and found an unexpected change. Their case status now reads “Case requires ...

proposed rulemaking titled “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period.” The proposal, signed by Secretary Markwayne Mullin and carrying DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0364 (RIN 1615-AD22), would ...

The October Visa Bulletin has not yet been released, and Visa Bulletin movement is difficult to predict. However, there are indications that some employment-based categories may advance with the start ...

The Trump administration has revived a proposal to eliminate employment authorization for certain H-4 spouses of H-1B workers. But H-4 EAD holders should understand an important piece of history ...

What the rule actually says, how the rulemaking will unfold, why it will be sued, and what employers should do now On August 25, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security is publishing a notice of ...