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  1. August 2026

    1. August 25, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues proposed rule imposing $103k fee on cap-subject H-1B petitions

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Proposed Rule

      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 7, 2026 2.0

      DHS increases biometric fees for large H-1B and L-1 employers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 27, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing asylum officers to bypass some interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications DHSUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. July 17, 2026 2.0

      DHS publishes a rule to establish a fixed time-period of admission and extension of stay procedures for F, J and I nonimmigrants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

    4. 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 23, 2026 2.0

      DHS proposes rule raising USCIS naturalization fees

      Naturalization USCISDHS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. 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. April 2026

    1. April 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS silently eliminates 30-day adjudication requirement for first-time asylum-based work permits

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 23, 2026 2.0

      USCIS proposes a rule significantly restricting employment authorization for asylum applicants

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for R-1 religious workers seeking readmission

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. 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. Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS ratifies Global Asylum Rule

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 29, 2025 2.0

      DHS ends automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents

      Employment VerificationLabor USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

    2. October 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes changes to EB-5 fee filings and structure

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      USCIS allows processing of H-2A petitions for unnamed beneficiaries prior to labor certification approval

      Final/Actual Forms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

    2. September 24, 2025 2.0

      DHS amends weighted selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    3. September 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary ratifies interim final rule on Asylum Cooperative Agreements

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DHSUSCISEOIRDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 14, 2021

      DOL issues rule restructuring prevailing wage system, increasing minimums

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
    2. January 8, 2021

      DHS issues rule for wage-based H-1B cap selection process

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/ActualEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  1. December 2020

    1. December 23, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue communicable-disease security bars to asylum and withholding eligibility

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPDHSEOIR Final/Actual Rule
    2. December 18, 2020

      EOIR dramatically increases fees for appeals, applications, and motions

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

      Partially in effect