The new rule, effective December 5, 2025, means more frequent renewals, longer backlogs, and a higher risk that applicants could lose their ability to work while waiting for approvals.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Tuesday it is placing a hold on all pending asylum applications and will pause all benefit requests by foreign nationals from 19

USCIS has now been burdened with additional task of reviewing all immigration cases from 19 countries of concern. The agency has been asked to proceed case-by-case, calling the applicants for interview and reinterview to decide whether they should be given asylum,

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The move affects submissions by people from Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and other countries under travel bans or restrictions Trump imposed this year.

Immigration forms for naturalization, parole, and status adjustment may soon require social media accounts to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order identifying potential public safety threats from “foreign terrorists,” according to the ...

On Tuesday Dec. 2, 2025, USCIS released a policy memorandum titled “Hold and Review of all Pending Asylum Applications and all USCIS

The Trump administration has paused immigration applications from 19 countries. The list was first in a travel ban order in June. Which are impacted?

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced updated policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Consistent with this administration’s goal of removing ...

On August 3, 2020, USCIS published a final rule that will significantly change forms and increase fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests effective October 2, 2020. Any application, petition, or request postmarked on or after ...