Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) has introduced the PAUSE Act—short for Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured—a bill that would suspend nearly all immigration to the United States until Congress enacts stricter rules on citizenship, family sponsorship, and security eligibility. The legislation, unveiled on November 20, 2025, has already drawn attention for its sweeping scope and…
The U.S. State Department has announced that the opening of the 2027 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, will be delayed as officials implement “certain changes” to the entry process. The announcement, published November 5 on the Department’s website, leaves millions of hopeful applicants worldwide in limbo as they…
Immigration processing times are speeding up, making now an ideal moment for eligible applicants to file, according to immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy, Esq. In a recent update posted to Instagram, McBean Pompy noted that cases such as marriage-based green cards, petitions where a U.S. citizen child is sponsoring a parent, and even naturalization applications…