Published on January 13, 2026
Today, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Somalia’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The termination will be effective on March 17, 2026.
#somalia #tps #dhs #immigrationpolicy
Published on January 9, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have launched Operation PARRIS in Minnesota, a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases through new background checks and intensive verification of refugee claims.
#uscis #dhs #fraudinvestigation #minnesota #operationparris
Published on December 23, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security is amending regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process to prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens to better protect the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities for American workers.
#dhs #h1bvisa #skilledworkers #americanworkers
Published on December 22, 2025
As the end of 2025 approaches, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would like to highlight key accomplishments for the year, including enhanced screening and vetting of aliens, increased coordination with our Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement partners, and common-sense regulatory and policy changes that restore integrity to America’s immigration system.
#uscis #dhs #immigrationsystem #endofyearreview #nationalsecurity
Published on December 12, 2025
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation of Ethiopia.
#ethiopia #temporaryprotectedstatus #homelandsecurity
Published on December 5, 2025
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the establishment of a specialized unit to strengthen the ability of America’s immigration system to screen out terrorists, criminal aliens, and other foreign nationals who pose potential threats to public safety or who have committed fraud or other crimes.
#immigrationscreening #badactors #publicsafety #fraud
Published on December 4, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens.
#uscis #immigrationsecurity #employmentauthorization #vetting
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
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
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