More trafficking survivors apply for T visas amid longer waits and deportation risks
T visa filings surged in 2025, straining USCIS: 1,035 approvals and 693 denials as of August 23. Bona…
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Opinion: USCIS’s Broad ‘Good Moral Character’ Rule Lets Officers Deny Subjectively
Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS reinstated a broad Good Moral Character test, requiring a holistic review of applicants’…
Fingerprints Don’t Lie: Pakistani Arrested 27 Years After Removal Order
A 2025 USCIS biometric match in New Orleans linked a Green Card applicant to a 1998 removal order,…
Is a Clean Record Enough? Trump’s 2025 Rules Demand More From Immigrants
New rules effective August 2025 expand USCIS’s Good Moral Character review, limit automatic birthright citizenship after Feb 19,…
Immigration Attorney: Expanded Visa Vetting Is Delaying Approvals and Travel
Summer 2025 rules expand vetting: social‑media disclosure, mostly mandatory interviews from September 2, and continuous monitoring of about…
Assam freezes Aadhaar issuance from Oct 1 to curb illegal enrolments
Assam will halt routine first-time adult Aadhaar enrolments from Oct 1, 2025, after a Sept 1–30 final window;…
Trump administration orders review of 55M visa holders for deportable violations
The State Department began continuous vetting August 21, 2025, re-evaluating over 55 million visa holders using social media,…
Lawyers and Advocates Warn Omaha Fraud Case Could Undermine U Visa Protections
FBI raids on August 12, 2025 in Omaha produced five arrests tied to alleged U visa fraud and…
Most Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Now Require In-Person Interviews
Effective September 2, 2025, the State Department restricts interview waivers globally, requiring personal interviews for most nonimmigrant visas,…