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On Feb. 2, 2026, a coalition of immigrant advocacy groups and individual plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State Department’s freeze on immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries. The complaint also contests newly implemented consular directives that reportedly expand the application of the public charge ground of inadmissibility.
Continue Reading Federal Lawsuit Challenges 2026 State Department Immigrant Visa Pause: Examining Administrative Procedure Act Claims and DS-260 Considerations

On July 7, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a family reunification parole initiative for certain beneficiaries of an approved I-130, Petition for Alien Relative from Colombia…

Continue Reading New Parole Initiative for Nationals of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras Reflects Biden Administration’s Use of Executive Actions to Implement Immigration Policy

Today, the House Judiciary Committee will consider H.R.5203, the Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016.  The bill is authored by Representative Randy Forbes of Virginia.

The bill’s purpose…
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shutterstock_30336412_778x360The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) enforces the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b, which prohibits…
Continue Reading Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices Issues Guidance on Requesting Documents from Applicants and New Hires for Export Control Purposes

Recently, the Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (‘OSC’) entered into a settlement agreement with a landscaping company following allegations of immigrant discrimination.  The…
Continue Reading Office of Special Counsel Settlement Re Immigrant Discrimination