The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not issued formal determinations regarding the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine and Sudan, even though Oct. 19, 2026, was previously listed as the relevant expiration date for both designations. On Oct. 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its TPS webpages to state that
DHS has finalized a rule ending automatic employment authorization extensions for many individuals who file EAD renewal applications.
Continue Reading DHS Finalizes End of Automatic EAD Extensions
On Sept. 18, 2026, the White House announced two significant actions affecting the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program.
Continue Reading September 2026 H-1B Changes: New Compliance Scrutiny and Extension of the $100,000 Entry Restriction
The Dutch House of Representatives has approved legislation that would give the ACM authority to review certain transactions that fall below the Netherlands’ existing merger control thresholds.
Continue Reading Court Postpones DHS Fixed-Term Admission Rule for F, J, and I Nonimmigrants
The Department of State has established a Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force to address visa misuse associated with travel to the United States for childbirth.
Continue Reading New State Department Task Force Expands Visa Enforcement Against Birth Tourism
The landscape for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and humanitarian parole continues to change rapidly, creating uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals and posing significant compliance challenges for U.S. employers.
As discussed elsewhere on this blog, DHS has finalized a new rule governing F-1 status, scheduled to take effect on Sept. 15, 2026. The rule’s core change is to eliminate Duration of Status (D/S) for F-1 students, J exchange visitors, and I foreign media representatives, replacing it with fixed admission periods and requiring extensions
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Mullin v. Doe, holding that the TPS statute bars judicial review of nonconstitutional challenges to the Secretary of Homeland Security’s decisions concerning the designation, extension, or termination of a country’s Temporary Protected Status.
Continue Reading Preparing for the End of Haiti TPS: Employer Compliance Considerations
With annual appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) having lapsed on Feb. 14, 2026, immigration stakeholders are again navigating the practical consequences of a DHS-specific shutdown. Despite the current shutdown, most DHS immigration functions continue, but the impact may vary across agencies and programs. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department
On Jan. 1, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum that has had wide-ranging effects on immigration benefit processing.