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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A temporary rule adds a $750 optional fee that lets some B1/B2 visa applicants request an interview appointment within 10 business days at limited U.S. consular posts.
The National Immigration Law Center, ACLU, and ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal class-action lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s HB 1704. The groups argue the law wrongly lets the state punish certain people with final removal orders for staying in Tennessee.
The federal government automatically extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Lebanon for six more months. The extension runs through November 27, 2026.
DHS posted a Federal Register notice extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon from May 28, 2026 to Nov. 27, 2026. Current TPS beneficiaries may keep TPS during the extension, and existing work permits remain valid through the same date.
A USCIS policy memo issued May 21, 2026 tells officers to treat adjustment of status as “extraordinary” and to consider consular processing instead. The memo does not change the law, but advocates say it could lead to more denials and more family separation.
A new emergency presidential determination sets the number of refugees the U.S. will admit for fiscal year 2026. The change affects people seeking refugee resettlement and the agencies that process cases.
A proposed DHS rule would increase a fee tied to people ordered removed in absentia who do not leave and are later arrested by ICE. The proposal would also require annual inflation adjustments.
A federal appeals court decision allows Texas’ SB 4 to proceed, according to a statement from the National Immigration Law Center. NILC says the ruling did not decide SB 4’s constitutionality and that challenges may still succeed.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center says the Trump administration is pushing to denaturalize hundreds of people, using public pressure on prosecutors. Advocates call it a scare tactic that could undermine confidence in citizenship for people who naturalized after years of vetting.
A federal court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to end a decades-old order protecting due process rights for unaccompanied immigrant children in DHS custody. The ruling keeps safeguards that include the right to talk with a parent, relative, or attorney before signing away legal rights.
A new federal Presidential document published in the Federal Register focuses on citizenship verification and election integrity. It affects how federal election processes may require or handle proof of citizenship.
A March 31, 2026 executive order directs DHS to compile and send states lists of people confirmed as U.S. citizens for upcoming federal elections. It also calls for ballot envelope identifiers to help verify that only citizens receive and cast ballots.
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