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Aug 05, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

TPS Work Permits Are Now Expiring in Week-Long Increments — Here Are the Current Dates

After the Supreme Court's June 2026 decision in Mullin v. Doe, USCIS is extending TPS work authorization a few days at a time while litigation continues, with Haiti, Syria, and Yemen already terminated.

USCIS Policy Updates Employment Authorization

Aug 05, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

USCIS Can Now Send Asylum Cases Straight to Immigration Court With No Interview

An interim final rule effective July 28, 2026 lets asylum officers refer applications to EOIR based on the written record alone, targeting a backlog above 1.4 million cases.

USCIS Policy Updates Processing Times

Jul 22, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

August 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Advances Worldwide, EB-1 China Moves Forward, and USCIS Keeps Final Action Dates for Filing

The August 2026 Visa Bulletin advances EB-3 Worldwide one month to Sept 1, 2024 and EB-1 China to July 1, 2023, while EB-2 India stays unavailable and USCIS keeps the Final Action Dates chart for I-485 filing.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 EB-3 NIW +1 more

Jul 22, 2026 • Green Card • 2 min read

EB-1 India on the Brink: State Department Warns the Category May Go Unavailable Within Weeks

The August 2026 Visa Bulletin warns that EB-1 India — currently at a Final Action Date of Oct 15, 2022 — may become unavailable within weeks as FY2026 visa numbers run out before September 30.

EB-1 Visa Bulletin USCIS Green Card

Jul 22, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Federal Judge Halts USCIS Work-Permit Rollback for Asylum Seekers and TPS Holders

A Boston federal judge temporarily blocked USCIS from retroactively shortening work permits and from using unpaid annual asylum fees to terminate work authorization, with a longer-term ruling expected by August 5, 2026.

USCIS EAD TPS Policy Updates

Jul 19, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

CBP's Updated Border Rules Let Officers Search Your Phone Without Suspicion

CBP Directive 3340-049B, effective January 1, 2026, lets officers conduct a basic search of a traveler's phone or laptop without individualized suspicion. Here is what visa and green-card holders should know.

USCIS Visa News H-1B F-1

Jul 19, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

New $250 'Visa Integrity Fee' Now Reaching H-1B, F-1 and J-1 Applicants at U.S. Consulates

A new $250 Visa Integrity Fee from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now being collected at U.S. consulates, adding cost for H-1B, F-1, J-1 and other nonimmigrant visa applicants.

H-1B F-1 J-1 Visa News

Jul 19, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

USCIS Quietly Lifts Processing Holds on Physician H-1B and J-1 Waiver Cases

USCIS has lifted processing holds on physician cases, allowing stalled H-1B petitions and J-1 waiver adjustment-of-status applications for medical doctors to resume normal processing.

USCIS H-1B NIW Processing Times

Jul 18, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Housing Aid Will Count Against Green Card Applicants Starting September 18

A DHS final rule effective September 18, 2026 lets USCIS weigh food stamps, Medicaid, and housing aid in green card decisions under a broader public charge test — with key exemptions.

Green Card USCIS Policy Updates EB-2

Jul 18, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Trump Administration Weighs a Refundable $100,000 Green Card Bond for Some Immigrant Visa Applicants

The State Department is reviewing a proposal to require a refundable bond of up to $100,000 from certain immigrant visa applicants abroad, refundable only after naturalization.

Green Card USCIS Policy Updates Immigration News