Headlines: Trump Administration Versus Foreign Students: An Update β The Trump administration ordered the termination of Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, announced a ban on all foreign student visas for study there, and ordered foreign students currently studying at Harvard to transfer or lose their right to study in the United States. A […]
Headlines: Supreme Court Keeps Block on Trump Administration’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans, Sends Case Back to Fifth Circuit β The U.S. Supreme Court sent a case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to determine whether the Trump administration can summarily deport a group of Venezuelan detainees […]
Headlines: First 100 Days: USCIS Touts Its Record on ‘Making America Safe Again’ β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services touted the agency’s record on “aggressively working to ensure Americaβs national security by addressing vulnerabilities in immigration policies, reducing exploitation of humanitarian parole programs, and assisting enforcement agencies in identifying and removing illegal aliens.” DHS Extends […]
Headlines: SEVIS Record Reactivations Not Retroactive; Uncertainty Remains β U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reinstated many Student and Exchange Visitor Information System records as of April 24, 2025βnot retroactively to the date of termination of the records, thus leaving a gap that could be construed as rendering the students out of status during that time, […]
Headlines: DHS Reverses Course, Restores Student SEVIS RecordsβBut Future Remains Uncertain β Following numerous lawsuits and court orders, DHS suddenly restored many foreign students’ SEVIS records that it had abruptly deleted, but uncertainty remained. Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Returning Workers for Early Second Half of FY 2025 β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has […]
Headlines: CHNV Litigation Update: USCIS Parole Terminations Stayed β Pursuant to a court order, parole termination notices sent to people in the United States from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela “are stayed and therefore not currently in effect. No new requests for CHNV parole will be processed.” Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Case Challenging Terminations […]
Headlines: USCIS Begins Scrutinizing Social Media; Many Student, Faculty, and Researcher Visas Revoked β The Trump administration has recently revoked more than 525 student, faculty, and researcher visas for a variety of reasons, or no reason. Trump Announces Militarization of Southern Border β President Trump announced a “military mission for sealing the southern border of […]
Firm in the News FY 2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed β U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2026 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). USCIS Announces Work Permit Procedures for […]
FEATURE ARTICLE STUDENT VISAS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW βThis article provides an update on student visas in Italy. COUNTRY UPDATES CANADA β A new Ministerial Instruction eliminates points for job offers with respect to Express Entry. Italy β Italian Town Halls are introducing new fees for Italian citizenship and civil status certificates. UNITED KINGDOM β […]
Headlines: Scrutiny of Visa Applicants, Green Card Holders, Students, Exchange Visitors Heightened Under Trump Administration β The Trump administration is increasingly scrutinizing visa applicants and even permanent residents (green card holders) and has placed a “temporary pause” on certain green card applications “to do more vetting.” ABIL: Tips for International Travelers Entering the United States […]
