USCIS News Releases

Former Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Lying to Obtain U.S. Citizenship After Committing War Crimes in Bosnia

Published on November 18, 2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided critical assistance to the investigation leading to a guilty plea from Nada Radovan Tomanic, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina, for criminal charges related to lying about prior criminal conduct to obtain U.S. citizenship. The U.S. Attorney’s Office made the announcement.  

#uscitizenship #investigation #warcrimes #bosnia

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Cuban Air Force Pilot Indicted for Immigration Fraud

Published on November 14, 2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a pivotal role in the investigation leading to the unsealing of an indictment charging Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, of Cuba with fraud and misuse of visa, permits, and other documents, and making a false statement to a federal agency.

#uscis #immigrationfraud #cuba #indictment #federalinvestigation

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DHS Strengthens Integrity in Nation’s Immigration System, Returns to Commonsense Legal Immigration Levels

Published on November 13, 2025

Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Director Joseph Edlow, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has taken critical steps to restore sanity and integrity to our immigration system. Since Jan. 20, 2025, USCIS has closed loopholes and implemented critically needed changes to better protect American communities and workers.

#immigration #uscis #homelandsecurity #legalimmigration

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Kansas Mayor Faces Voter Fraud Charges Following USCIS Assistance

Published on November 7, 2025

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Nov. 5 his office filed election fraud charges against Mexican national Jose Ceballos, the recently reelected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas.

#kansas #voterfraud #elections #uscis

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USCIS Received 35,000 Applications for Homeland Defenders, Most for Any Job in Agency History

Published on November 6, 2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that since starting its hiring campaign for Homeland Defenders on Sept. 30, the agency has received an overwhelming 35,000-plus applications—the most for any position in agency history.

#uscis #homelanddefenders #applications #agencyhistory

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USCIS Enhances Voter Verification Systems

Published on November 3, 2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has continued its upgrades of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to enable states to verify that only U.S. citizens are voting in federal elections.

#uscis #voterverification #saveprogram #elections #citizenship

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DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization

Published on October 29, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has announced an interim final rule ending the practice of automatically extending employment authorization documents for aliens filing renewal applications in certain employment authorization categories.

#dhs #employmentauthorization #immigration

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USCIS to Mandate Electronic Payments for Applications

Published on October 28, 2025

As previously announced, on Oct. 28, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will only accept electronic payments for paper-filed forms.

#uscis #electronicpayments #immigrationforms #paymentpolicy

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Tibetan Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Filing Fraudulent Asylum Claims for Profit

Published on October 22, 2025

Tenzin Norbu, a Tibetan man, was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay forfeiture in the amount of $170,000 for his participation in a scheme to commit immigration fraud and make false statements on asylum applications submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

#uscis #immigrationfraud #asylum #sentencing #tibet

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Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Lying on Immigration and Firearms Forms

Published on October 9, 2025

A 24-year-old Venezuelan man residing unlawfully in Perrysburg, Ohio, and who was enrolled as a student at a local high school has pleaded guilty to lying on immigration forms and on applications to purchase a firearm.

#venezuelan #immigration #firearms #ohio

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