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Official announcement: Under President Trump’s Leadership, USCIS Takes Unprecedented 2.2 Million Enforcement Actions Protecting Americans Across the Nation. Read the original uscis publication for details, applicability, and dates.
Official announcement: Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced for Staging Robberies to Help Others Fraudulently Apply for Immigration Visas. Read the original uscis publication for details, applicability, and dates.
DHS has proposed new OPT fees of $70,000 and $30,000 that could significantly affect international students. Here's what Indian students need to know, what remains unchanged, and how to comment before November 9.
DHS has finalized restrictions on automatic EAD extensions for certain renewal applicants. Here's what H-4 spouses, L-2 dependents, and green-card applicants should know about the filing cutoff, exemptions, and work authorization.
Official announcement: Grocery Store Manager Convicted of Immigration Document Fraud, Obstruction of Two Federal Labor Investigations, and Conspiracy. Read the original uscis publication for details, applicability, and dates.
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill proposes changes to H-1B wages, visa selection, L-1 transfers, and employer restrictions. Here's what S. 2928 could mean for Indian professionals—and why it isn't law yet.
Official announcement: Massachusetts Man Charged for His Role in Marriage and Immigration Document Fraud. Read the original uscis publication for details, applicability, and dates.
Federal Register summary: On June 27, 2025, the Departments issued an interim final rule ("IFR") to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") for aliens who fail to depart during a voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States.
Federal Register summary: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5), which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior approval involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a petition for an alien's employment or stay.
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