Day: August 13, 2026

asylum claim

Limits to Asylum Claims Clarified by BIA

The Board of Immigration Appeals rendered a precedential decision establishing new limits on when military conscription-related fears may form the basis of an asylum claim. In Matter of R-A-N, 29 I&N Dec. 739 (BIA 2026), issued July 7, 2026, the Board held that absent connection to one of the five

Visa Bond Program Made Permanent

The Department of State (DOS) published a final rule on August 3, 2026, making the visa bond program a permanent part of the B-1 and B-2 visa process. The rule implements Executive Order 14159, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” which directed DOS to coordinate with the Department of Homeland