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Board of Immigration Appeals

BIA Decision Makes Removing DACA Beneficiaries Easier

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) made removing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries easier due to a new precedent decision. This ruling opens a potential weakness in DACA’s detention and removal protections. The ruling resulted from a case revolving around a judge’s termination

April 30, 2026

DHS

SCOTUS Divided Over TPS Protections

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) showed skepticism over ending Syria and Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations. Justice appeared closely divided on the issue during oral arguments on April 29, 2026. At the center of the hearing lies whether the government can immediately end humanitarian protections for

April 30, 2026

DHS

Senate Unveils Immigration Enforcement Budget

The U.S. Senate introduced a budget resolution for immigration enforcement budget on April 21, 2026. The proposed resolution fully funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for another three and a half years. Specifically, funding plans last through 2029 and cost between seventy and eighty billion dollars. Debates

April 27, 2026

CBP

Immigration Enforcement Tactics Face Federal Review

A recent immigration enforcement operation conducted by border patrol faces review by a federal judge. The court will consider the lawfulness of the agents’ conduct. Its’ ruling determines whether a lower court’s injunction restricting certain immigration stops remain in effect. The case centers on a Border Patrol operation in California.

April 27, 2026

denaturalization

Justice Department Pushes Denaturalization Cases Forward

The Department of Justice (DOJ) planned denaturalization procedures for a total of three hundred and eighty-four foreign born U.S. citizens. The move reflects an increase in the pace and scope of denaturalization operations. The DOJ assigned each of the cases to dozens of attorney’s offices throughout the country. According to

April 27, 2026

Green Card

Decline of Green Card Approval Rates

2025 saw green card approval rates steadily decline while U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a series of policy changes reshaping vetting procedures. According to a former USCIS official, enforcement practices make filing for a green card increasingly tedious and uncertain. This aligns with the greater trend of the

April 23, 2026

Employment Based Visa

Visa Bulletin for May 2026

The U.S. Department of State has released the May 2026 visa bulletin. The Visa Bulletin provides an update on the availability of immigrant visas for both consular processing and adjustment of status applications for the month of May 2026. The bulletin includes both the Final Action Dates and the Dates for Filing for employment-based

April 23, 2026

Haiti

House of Representatives Passes Haiti TPS Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill restoring the Haiti temporary protected status (TPS) designation on April 16, 2026. The bill passed 224-204, according to the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Instead of restoring any previous TPS designation, the bill creates a wholly new

April 20, 2026

DHS

ICE Confirms Goals for Immigration Removals

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed its’ target of one million immigration removals. The announcement confirmed a long-standing suspicion ICE conducted immigration enforcement operations with the goal of reaching one million removals. The agency confirmed its intentions in a budget report to Congress. ICE repeatedly denied having a one million

April 20, 2026

Asylum

Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Legal Immigration

Analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data on immigration enforcement shows a greater impact on legal immigration rather than undocumented immigration. This information comes from a report published by the Cato Institute. For example, legal entries since January 2025 is dropped more than twice as the rate of

April 17, 2026