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  1. September 2026

    1. September 23, 2026 2.0

      USCIS adds policy guidance on controlled substance, trafficking, and money laundering grounds of inadmissibility

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. September 23, 2026 2.0

      USCIS stops extending deadlines falling on weekends or holidays where deadlines are not measured in "days"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS ReportedReplaced Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 11, 2026 2.0

      USCIS backlog of immigration petitions and applications grows even as new filings have dropped

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Reported Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

  1. August 2026

    1. August 31, 2026 2.0

      USCIS abruptly implements new edition of the Affidavit of Support, Forms I-864, I-864A, and I-864EZ

      Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. August 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing USCIS to require mandatory electronic filing

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCISDHS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

    3. August 5, 2026 2.0

      USCIS updates policy regarding evidentiary standards, requests for evidence, and notices of intent to deny

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS In Litigation

      Current Status

    4. August 5, 2026 2.0

      DOS pilots public charge bond program for certain immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas USCISDOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-130, Petition for Relative

      Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. July 2, 2026 2.0

      USCIS proposes rule to implement EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment Period Rule

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. June 17, 2026 2.0

      USCIS clarifies that dairy workers may access H-2A visas

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLabor USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. June 10, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Ahead of World Cup, DHS and CBP warn that generating income from content-creation on a tourist visa is unauthorized employment

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorLaborInterior CBPDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. May 21, 2026 2.0

      USCIS issues policy memorandum characterizing adjustment of status as a form of extraordinary discretionary relief

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCISDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 18, 2026 2.0

      CDC order under Title 42 imposes entry restrictions on certain noncitizens recently present in three countries in response to Ebola outbreak

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas CBPDHSCDC Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. May 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS grants USCIS officers discretion to reject or deny benefit requests with invalid signatures

      Immigrant VisasEnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS denying I-829s on national security grounds

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported AdjudicationChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 12, 2026 2.0

      DHS increases premium processing fees

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS pauses processing of immigration requests from Afghans

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS amends Policy Manual to revise visa petition guidelines for athletes

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. December 19, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues hold on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. December 16, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10998: Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. December 15, 2025 2.0

      USCIS terminates family reunification parole processes for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans

      HumanitarianImmigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    6. December 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new photo reuse policy

      Immigrant Visas USCIS

      Current Status

    7. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts biometrics collection for detained noncitizens

      DetentionImmigrant Visas USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new Vetting Center

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS issues final rule adjusting fees for EB-5 filings

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

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