Immigration Blog

USCIS Answers Thorny Question of When an Alien ‘Is Under 21 Years of Age’

AAO uses its authority to require SIJ applicant to comply with the letter – and the date – of the law

House Judiciary Takes Aim at Criminal-Alien-Friendly Policies Across the Potomac

‘Arlington County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies’

Trump Administration Restores Eight-Month Eligibility for Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance

Appellate Board Overrules Itself, Finds Aggravated Felons Are Inadmissible

Sometimes common sense overcomes convoluted legal drafting

New USCIS Rule Eliminates Extra ‘Bite at the Asylum Apple’ for Ineligible Aliens

A backlog of 1.4 million pending applications that are taking 7.3 years to resolve is reason enough to change the rules

The Cognizant Case: How Frontline Consular Intuition Was Ignored by Bureaucratic Leadership

Southwest Border Apprehension Numbers Remain at All-Time Lows

Don’t get comfortable — and don’t cry for smugglers whose business has gone ‘from boom to bust’

Chicago WBEZ ‘Bears Witness’ to Operation Midway Blitz

Public radio podcast equates enforcement of federal law to an invasion

Excerpt: The “Trump Effect” on Immigration Is Real

New data show a sharp decline in the foreign-born population since January 2025.

U Visa Requests Continue to Flow as Access to Protections Is Reduced