Today March 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an advance copy of a notice in the Federal Register ending four Biden-era parole programs for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV). When The temporary parole period of aliens in the United States under the CHNV parole programs will terminate on April 24th (30 ..read more

A new article published in the New York Times reveals the 43 countries that are reportedly included in President Trump’s new travel ban, expected to be released by executive order on Friday March 21st. According to anonymous government sources, the White House is considering a draft proposal establishing partial or full suspensions on entry to ..read more

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will ..read more

We knew it was coming. The Trump administration is preparing to roll out a new ban on travel to the United States, restricting the entry of citizens from certain countries for which vetting and screening warrants a partial or full suspension of admission to the United States. This travel restriction is rumored to take place ..read more

Last week the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy memorandum that requires the agency to initiate removal proceedings after it denies an application for an immigration benefit, if the foreign national is no longer lawfully present in the United States. Importantly, the memo exempts certain individuals including beneficiaries of employment-based ..read more

This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License Fibonacci Blue Watch the Press Conference here. On Wednesday February 26th House lawmakers reintroduced the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025—a bill that would create a legal pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children known as “Dreamers.” The ..read more

While signing executive orders in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the President dropped a bombshell informing reporters of his new plan to rollout a new “Gold Card” visa program, which would provide permanent residency to foreign nationals and U.S. employers willing to pay a fee of $5 million. President Trump said the “Gold Card,” program ..read more

On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced new changes to the Visa Interview Waiver program, further adding to the unpredictability of the Trump administration. Among these changes, the State Department has limited the categories of non-immigrants who are eligible to receive waivers of the in-person interview requirement. Moving forward only the ..read more

The first 30 days of the Trump administration have involved dismantling Biden-era immigration protections including ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, and now Haitians. Before leaving office, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas had extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Haiti for an 18-month period (until February 3 ..read more

We bring you this breaking news to inform our readers that the Trump administration has ordered U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide to begin the process of firing its staff members and has taken further actions to dramatically change the operations of the foreign service moving forward. The U.S. foreign service is the diplomatic branch of ..read more