USCIS
-
A controversial immigration policy change that alarmed attorneys and adjustment-of-status applicants appears to have been quietly withdrawn, according to immigration lawyer and social media commentator Kinda Melissa Velloza, who said federal officials have resumed processing green card applications under existing procedures. In a video shared on Instagram, Velloza, who posts under the handle @immigrationlawyeru.s.a, claimed…
-
Immigration attorneys across the United States are preparing for what some predict could become a major legal showdown after the Trump administration announced a sweeping policy change requiring most temporary visa holders seeking green cards to leave the country and apply abroad. Among the lawyers sounding the alarm is Florida-based immigration attorney Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez,…
-
A newly announced immigration policy from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is raising alarm among immigration attorneys after federal officials signaled that many immigrants on temporary visas may now be required to leave the United States to complete the green card process abroad. According to new guidance issued May…
-
A sweeping set of restrictions on legal immigration implemented under the Trump administration is drawing increasing legal scrutiny, with policy analysts warning the measures could significantly reduce U.S. population growth while triggering a wave of litigation over administrative authority and due process. According to a recent analysis by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the administration…
-
The Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a federal lawsuit accusing multiple government agencies of unlawfully withholding records tied to the Trump administration’s controversial “Gold Card” visa program, which critics describe as a “pay-to-play” pathway to U.S. residency. Filed on April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit targets the…
-
New immigration restrictions ordered by President Donald Trump officially took effect on January 1, significantly tightening U.S. entry rules for travelers from several countries and reshaping the H-1B skilled worker visa program. According to updated guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), individuals from seven countries—Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan,…
-
The Trump administration is once again placing denaturalization—the legal process of revoking U.S. citizenship—at the center of its immigration enforcement agenda, prompting concern among immigrant communities and renewed scrutiny from legal experts. In a recent advisory shared on Instagram, U.S. immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy, Esq., founder of McBean Immigration Law, warned that the administration…
-
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs), or work permits, from five years to 18 months, a move aimed at increasing background checks and “vetting” of immigrants working in the United States. Immigration attorney Akua Poku of AK Poku Law, commenting on Instagram, described the change…
-
Picture this: A tech mogul from Mumbai, staring at a screen in a high-rise overlooking the Arabian Sea, clicks “apply” and wires $1 million to the U.S. Treasury. Months later—not years—he’s unpacking in Silicon Valley, green card in hand, chasing the American Dream on steroids. That’s the pitch behind President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled “Gold…
-
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, November 27, 2025, announced plans to “permanently pause” migration from what he called “Third World Countries,” a sweeping declaration that follows a deadly ambush near the White House that killed a National Guard member and critically injured another. The announcement—made on Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social—intensifies the administration’s…
Categories
About Us
Follow Us
Never miss a story
Get the latest news straight to your inbox.
Copyright 2025 American Law Reporter. All rights reserved.