US Immigration Law Watch

Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Metering Policy

• 🔥 Hearing on Reviving Border Asylum Limits: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether...

Diverse takes on Supreme Court arguments over metering policy limiting border asylum claims:

• Origins debate: Obama-era roots, formalized/expanded...

Key White House & Court Updates:

• Iran War: Trump declares US won, Iran's military destroyed and regime change achieved despite ongoing fights.
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Supreme Court Asylum Hearing

• 🔥 Border Asylum Processing Case: U.S. Supreme Court will hear case on March 24 deciding whether asylum seekers at...

Major USCIS I-485 backlog shifts as of March 2026: waits range from 6 months to over 41 months across categories.

• Employment vs. family-based...

• Oral arguments today: SCOTUS to rule if border asylum seekers must be processed or turned away.
• Current reality: Many stopped at border or wait...

Key shift: Laid-off H-1B workers can no longer easily switch to B-1/B-2 to job search—USCIS now imposes stricter scrutiny and higher denials.

• Core...

USCIS revamps H-1B cap selection with a wage-based lottery, favoring higher-paying jobs:

• Registration window: March 4-19, 2026 (12 PM ET), $215 fee...

Visa Bulletin Release

• March 2026 Final Action Dates: US visa bulletin March 2026 released; individuals filing USCIS adjustment of status...

Urgent warning for LPRs: CBP is pulling more permanent residents aside at U.S. airports than ever in 2026 – most had no idea.

Key risks on reentry:
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case determining at what point an individual arrives in the United States.

• Bulletin Released: US Visa Bulletin for March 2026 now out, with Final Action Dates required for USCIS adjustment of status filings.
• Significant...

Trump administration now requires steep fees—called visa 'bonds'—for travelers from Nicaragua and another Western Hemisphere country to enter the US. This DOS tightening signals broader nonimmigrant visa enforcement trends.

Humanitarian Policy Shifts

• 🔥 USCIS Refugee Memo: New memo issued by USCIS puts thousands of lawfully admitted refugees at risk.

Visa...

• Potential changes: ICE enforcement more targeted, DHS priorities shifting, funding impacts on processing.
• Affects green card holders, visa...

Federal policy shift allows ICE enforcement at/near courthouses, ditching prior "sensitive locations" guidance.

• Critics warn of undermined due...

New USCIS policies and procedures are drastically altering marriage-based green card timelines in 2026.

Key impacts:

• Step-by-step delays: From...

Key EB updates:

• Massive changes hit EB2 India with huge forward movement
• USCIS allows Dates for Filing chart, creating crucial window
• EB1, EB2, EB3 priority dates advance; act immediately if current

Global Refuge calls USCIS's new memo a stunning betrayal, putting thousands of lawfully admitted refugees at risk. The organization unequivocally condemns the Department.

Visa Bulletin Advances

• 🔥 EB-2 Current for Brazilians: The April 2026 Visa Bulletin lists EB-2 as 'Current' on both Final Action Dates and Dates...