Headlines: Trump Issues Travel Ban on 12 Countries and Partial Ban on 7 Countries, With Exceptions –President Trump issued a proclamation, “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” The proclamation includes a country-by-country list of restrictions and exceptions. Federal Judge […]

Headlines: Trump Administration Versus Foreign Students: An Update – 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: First 100 Days: USCIS Touts Its Record on ‘Making America Safe Again’ – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services touted the agency’s record on “aggressively working to ensure America’s 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: DHS Reverses Course, Restores Student SEVIS Records—But Future Remains Uncertain – 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 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has […]

Headlines: USCIS Begins Scrutinizing Social Media; Many Student, Faculty, and Researcher Visas Revoked – 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 – President Trump announced a “military mission for sealing the southern border of […]

FEATURE ARTICLE STUDENT VISAS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW –This article provides an update on student visas in Italy. COUNTRY UPDATES CANADA – A new Ministerial Instruction eliminates points for job offers with respect to Express Entry. Italy – Italian Town Halls are introducing new fees for Italian citizenship and civil status certificates. UNITED KINGDOM – […]

Headlines: DHS To Terminate Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans – The Department of Homeland Security plans to terminate parole programs for an estimated 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans in the United States and their immediate family members. Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Use of 1798 Law to Justify Deportations of Venezuelans Without Due […]

Headlines: Trump Administration Plans to Restart and Expand Travel Bans – The travel ban would likely include Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, along with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and possibly others. USCIS Changes Many Forms With No Notice, Adds Grace Periods After Complaint Filed – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) […]

Headlines: Trump Administration Roundup: Highlights of Recent Immigration Developments – The Trump administration has been busy. This article provides a non-exhaustive summary of selected immigration-related highlights. DHS Partially Vacates Haitian TPS Notice, Reduces Extension and Redesignation Period – The Department of Homeland Security reduced the period of extension and redesignation of Haiti for TPS from […]

Headlines: FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 7 – The initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025, and run through noon ET on March 24, 2025. DHS Terminates 2023 But Not 2021 Venezuela TPS Designation – The Department of […]