USCIS

The R-1 visa rule requiring a one-year stay abroad after five years was eliminated, easing pressure on religious workers and Korean American churches.

USCIS neighborhood investigation returns as officers contact neighbors and employers to review citizenship applicants’ character and residence.

Green card interviews once seen as safe now end in ICE arrests, turning a path to legal status into a point of detention.

H-1B visa changes now weight selection by wage level, boosting odds for top earners and tightening access for others.

USCIS interview arrests are occurring as ICE detains green card applicants before or after interviews, raising fears over legal pathways.

Internal guidance shows USCIS alerts ICE at the end of some green card interviews, leading to arrests of applicants with past immigration issues and raising fears among immigrant communities.

Immigration authorities plan to impose thousands of dollars in new fines on undocumented immigrants and will open a review center to expand screening for...

A Korean immigrant married to a U.S. citizen was detained by ICE during a marriage-based green card interview after an old in-absentia removal order surfaced, highlighting how a missed address update can lead to arrest even for family-based applicants. The case underscores that marriage to a U.S. citizen does not guarantee protection in today’s strict immigration enforcement climate.

The online outlet M9 News reported on Dec. 2 that USCIS is asking some green card applicants to submit their children’s school records as...

The obligation to report new addresses to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has become a critical legal requirement for green card holders, visa...