Plans are in process for a mass deportation program, according to Tom Homan, who has been chosen by President-elect Trump to serve as Border Czar.

Asylum officers will now have the power to decide if migrants are not allowed to apply for asylum due to public safety or national security reasons, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) made a formal recommendation to improve the process for filing Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, which is used for family-based immigration petitions.

The H-1B visa changes, first proposed in late 2023, are now finalized. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the rule in the Federal Register.

Review of the second part of the H-1B modernization rule by the White House is the final step before the rules in the proposal are finalized.