On January 24, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced significant changes regarding untimely filed requests for change of status or extension of stay for nonimmigrants, ...

The Department of Homeland Security and one of its busiest components, Citizenship and Immigration Services, both say they’ve made notable progress on their Freedom of Information Act backlogs this ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the expansion of premium processing for applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and seeking a change of ...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a critical update that, as of July 1, 2022, allows some Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to overcome inadmissibility issues and ...

Representing itself and two journalists from Lawfare, the American Civil Liberties Union brought a lawsuit to enforce Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made to the Social Security ...

Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of ...

The H-1B visa applicants can now very easily check their case status online. This can be done through by visiting the official website of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Justice in July 2012 seeking the release of two memos providing guidance to federal prosecutors and investigators for using ...

Federal immigration authorities are issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for H-1B and employment-based immigrant petitions asking for home addresses and biometrics. Newsweek has contacted U.S.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced plans to collect social media identifiers from individuals ...

USCIS announced changes this week to the requirements for adjustment of status through permanent residency or a green card in the U.S. Evgenia Parajanian Getty Images/iStockphoto Just days after ...

The Joe Biden administration, in February 2023, introduced the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) to allow a child to lock in their age for green-card eligibility under the State Department’s Dates ...