JD Supra

USCIS Is Placing a Processing Hold and Re-Reviewing All Immigration Benefit Applications Filed by Applicants from the 19 Travel Ban Countries and Pausing the Processing of All ...

On December 2, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum directing agency personnel to: (1) place a hold ...
JD Supra

USCIS Announces Pause on Benefits Adjudications for Individuals from 19 Countries

On Tuesday Dec. 2, 2025, USCIS released a policy memorandum titled “Hold and Review of all Pending Asylum Applications and all USCIS ...
National Law Review

USCIS Pauses Adjudication of Benefit Requests and Review of Previously-Approved Benefits for Individuals from 19 Countries

On December 2, 2025, in response to the shooting of 2 national guardsman in Washington, DC by an Afghan national, USCIS ...

U.S. halts immigration benefits, asylum. What you need to know

The rhetoric isn't just dehumanizing and xenophobic, advocates said. It also promotes false tropes. Bodies of research show that immigrants boost the U.S. economy by expanding the labor force, ...

Rumor claims US government memo marks all recent migrants for removal. It says otherwise

The memo ordered a "re-review" of applications for migrants from 19 countries who arrived on or after Jan. 20, 2021.
Opinion
Human Rights FirstOpinion

Human Rights First Comment on the Department of Homeland Security’s Interim Final Rule, “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents,” Docket ...

Dear Secretary Noem,  Human Rights First submits this comment in opposition to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), titled “Removal of the Automatic ...
Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest

7th District candidate challenges expect resolution within week

Eight of 15 candidates seeking to be on the March 17 primary ballot for the 7th district seat in Congress have seen their ...