Immigration Law Tracker

Court Strikes Down H-1B Fee

• 🔥 Federal judges void $100,000 H-1B fee: Multiple federal rulings including from Boston struck down the Trump...

A federal judge blocked President Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ruling it an illegal tax only Congress can impose.

• Legal reasoning: Judge Leo...

A federal judge's 135-page ruling struck down four Trump policies that froze asylum claims and immigration benefits for nationals of 39 countries,...

Senate Republicans passed the Secure America Act—a $70 billion multi-year package funding ICE detention, removals, CBP staffing, and surveillance...

A judge struck down the $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, with a lawyer analyzing whether this development brings good news for applicants.

A federal district court in Rhode Island struck down four Trump-era USCIS policies that indefinitely froze immigration benefits and asylum decisions...

Drs. Som Ghosh and Mujahid Rizvi describe the lengthy exams, visa renewals, and embassy trips—sometimes requiring flights to Canada—that immigrant...

A new American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026 proposes sweeping H-1B changes.

• Replaces the current lottery with merit-based selection
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A new USCIS policy memo may force eligible CNMI foreign workers and families to complete green card processing abroad rather than adjusting status...

Local responses reveal a clear patchwork of enforcement and resistance:

• Washington enacts worker protections requiring five days' notice before I-9...

Border Patrol and Texas DPS seized nearly 80 pounds of marijuana in Brownsville, arresting three Mexican nationals on federal drug charges. The...

Federal Court Rulings

• 🔥 Policies Vacated: A federal court vacated Trump-Vance administration policies targeting immigrants by country of origin...

The $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding bill cleared the Senate through sharply contrasting lenses.

• Vote-a-rama chaos: Republicans forced an...

CBP Marine Interdiction Agents battle multi-billion-dollar Caribbean smuggling networks targeting South Florida and Puerto Rico.

• Puerto Rico...

A clear pattern of judicial resistance is emerging against the Trump-Vance administration's immigration agenda.

• Asylum restart ordered: A federal...

• New H-1B bill proposes ending OPT, dual intent, and cutting visa caps
• Court vacates USCIS adjudication holds, clearing paths for pending cases
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Initial memo triggered widespread concern by encouraging greater scrutiny of applicants who stayed in the U.S. without returning home first.

USCIS...

A federal class-action lawsuit targets Tennessee's HB 1704, arguing the law unconstitutionally hands state enforcement powers that belong to the...

Sen. Patty Murray challenged DHS leadership on ICE conduct and enforcement during the Senate Appropriations hearing on the FY27 budget request. The exchange exposed persistent partisan divides over border security and stalled reform efforts.

The Treasury's new FinCEN guidance asks banks to flag suspicious payroll and transaction patterns tied to unauthorized workers, shifting enforcement...