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US green card rules challenged as USCIS tightens adjustment of status processAn important lawsuit has been initiated to contest the recent policies by USCIS that influence permanent residence applications. The guidel...06 Oct, 2026, 12.14 PM IST- US court restores automatic H-4 EAD extensions for seven spouses; relief limitedA US court overturned a rule ending H-4 EAD automatic extensions for seven individuals. This ruling does not apply nationwide, requiring ot...14 Sep, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
- Trump’s H-1B fee bombshell: Why employers do not have to pay $103,265 yetThe US has proposed a $103,265 fee for new cap-subject H-1B petitions, but employers do not have to pay it yet. This explainer breaks down ...25 Aug, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
- Trump’s immigration crackdown has a Plan B, C and DDonald Trump’s second-term immigration strategy has relied on multiple legal and administrative routes to tighten entry and stay in the US....25 Aug, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
- USCIS pauses $100,000 H-1B fee collectionIn a statement on July 28, the agency said that while the Department of Homeland Security disagreed with the court’s order, it will comply ...30 Jul, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
- New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courtsAmerica's asylum system now directs certain seekers to courts. This new rule bypasses initial interviews with immigration officials. The ch...28 Jul, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
- US judge blocks Trump administration from stripping immigrants of work permitsA federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy. This policy aimed to restrict work authorization for immigrants with...22 Jul, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
- US reverses steep 2024 fee hike for EB-5 investor visa after court rulingUSCIS has reversed its 2024 fee hikes for the EB-5 investor visa program. A Colorado court ruled the agency unlawfully raised fees without ...20 Nov, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
- Trump’s birthright citizenship rollback order not cleared by courts, but the rollout plan is readyThe United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing to enforce Executive Order 14160. This order redefines birthright citiz...29 Jul, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
- Indian national found guilty in US for faking abuse claim to get immigration benefitAn Indian citizen has been convicted in the US for filing a false immigration application under a law meant to protect abuse victims. The i...11 May, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
- US court denies plea to postpone immigration fee hikes; H-1B visa, Green Cards to become costlier from April 1A US district court has denied delaying April 1 immigration fee hikes, impacting American employers. Plaintiffs wanted postponement until l...31 Mar, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
- Amended H-1Bs must for employees moving from one job site to anotherIn July 2015, USCIS had issued a policy memorandum based on the decision taken by the Administrative Appeals Office in a particular case. T...07 Jul, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
- A new lawsuit challenges slow green card adjudication processThe petitioners had filed applications for permanent residency during or before December 2020, along with their dependent family members (s...05 Aug, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
- US district court: Spouses of H-1B visa holders aren’t entitled to automatic renewal of work permitsTo mitigate the difficulties arising owing decades-long green-card backlog for those immigrants from certain countries, such as India, the ...07 Nov, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
- Neufeld memo: US Court scraps old memo used to deny H-1B visasThe US court for the District of Columbia invalidated what is known as the ‘Neufeld Memo’ used since 2010 by the US Citizenship and Immigra...12 Mar, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
- US court stops adverse visa policy, gives relief to IndiansA US court has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the US agencies from implementing a policy under which "unlawful presence" of ...06 May, 2019, 04.43 PM IST
- No change in H-1B lottery system, US court dismisses case against itThe ruling by a federal judge in Oregon means that there will be no change in the H-1B visa issuance process for the fiscal 2018 which begi...29 Mar, 2017, 12.08 PM IST
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