USCIS is updating EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program fees so they cover the full cost of running the program. The change is set to take effect Nov. 30, 2026.
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The President issued a proclamation setting aside Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week in 2026. The statement emphasizes constitutional values and calls for Americans to uphold the rule of law.
DHS and CBP say they have had 16 straight months with zero people released after border encounters. The agencies also report sharp drops in apprehensions and increased drug seizures.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center reflects on how post-9/11 security policies reshaped U.S. immigration enforcement over 25 years. The group points to programs like NSEERS and later DHS/ICE structures as examples of how safety measures became surveillance and criminalization.
A federal court temporarily paused USCIS’s Diversity Visa “hold” policy for a limited group of applicants. USCIS must, as practicable, resume ordinary adjudication of certain pending adjustment of status applications for the rest of the FY-2026 Diversity Visa year.
DHS issued an interim final rule that lets certain children born in the U.S. to foreign government employees register as lawful permanent residents. The rule takes effect Sept. 4, 2026, but DHS says it will not implement it for a certified class while an injunction is in place.
USCIS announced it will start operations in Addis Ababa on September 9, 2026. The new office will verify foreign documents, investigate suspected fraud, and collect DNA to confirm family relationships.
Immigrant legal groups filed an emergency request to enforce a federal court order striking down a blanket ban on immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries. They say the State Department is still effectively delaying appointments through a reported global “pause.”
The Justice Department is increasing certain immigration-related filing fees for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) for fiscal year 2027 due to an inflation adjustment requirement.
DHS marked National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day by publicizing recent ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) cases involving fentanyl trafficking and smuggling. The examples include arrests, sentencing, and seizures tied to undercover operations and search warrants.
A federal court in New York struck down a Trump administration policy that blocked immigrant visa processing based on nationality for people from 75 countries. The court ordered the State Department to resume lawful, case-by-case review and to undo visa denials based only on the ban.
USCIS will release a revised Form I-485 on Sept. 18, 2026. After that date, USCIS will only accept the new edition and will reject older versions.
USCIS has issued updated guidance on how it will decide whether someone applying to adjust to lawful permanent resident status is likely to become a “public charge.” The guidance follows a DHS final rule that rescinds the 2022 public charge regulations and takes effect on Sept. 18, 2026.
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