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The fiscal year closes with family-based cutoffs jumping by up to 890 days for most countries, while EB-2 and EB-5 for India are listed as Unavailable and most other employment categories hold still.
DHS has proposed a $103,265 fee on all cap-subject H-1B petitions, projected to raise about $8.8 billion a year; the rule is not yet final and would not apply to cap-exempt employers like universities and nonprofit research institutions.
Federal prosecutors have filed a civil case in Kansas to strip a naturalized citizen of his citizenship, alleging he assumed a new identity after being ordered deported in 1995 and never disclosed it on later immigration applications.
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in New York with running a marriage-fraud ring that allegedly staged more than 1,000 sham weddings over a decade to help foreign nationals obtain green cards.
The Justice Department, working with USCIS, filed 25 new civil denaturalization complaints in recent weeks, bringing the total since January 2025 to 123 — the most in U.S. history.
Federal prosecutors say a Miami man impersonated a deceased neurologist to sign dozens of disability-exemption forms, letting 14 people skip the English and civics requirements for naturalization — a case tied to a nationwide health care fraud sweep.
DHS and the Department of Justice announced civil denaturalization complaints against 10 naturalized U.S. citizens, alleging each concealed serious crimes—ranging from child sexual abuse to fraud and drug trafficking—during their path to citizenship.
The August 2026 Visa Bulletin advances family-sponsored categories by months, led by a roughly 19-month jump in F2A, while Employment-Based Second Preference for India moves to "Unavailable" under the Final Action Date chart.
DHS has finalized a rule rescinding the Biden-era 2022 public charge regulation, restoring broader discretion for USCIS officers to weigh public-benefits use in admissibility decisions, effective September 18, 2026.
DHS has finalized a rule replacing the decades-old "duration of status" system for F, J, and I visa holders with fixed admission periods capped at four years, adding federal oversight for extensions and shortening post-completion grace periods.
Under a court order, eligible TPS holders from seven countries stay authorized to work through July 10, 2026 even if their EAD has expired — interim relief amid ongoing litigation.
The Department of Labor's July 1, 2026 prevailing-wage refresh raised minimum salary requirements across most occupations for H-1B and PERM sponsorship, while a separate methodology rule remains pending.
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