Recent Immigration News
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September 18, 2026
Five Defendants Charged with Defrauding and Exploiting H-2A Visa Program to Smuggle Aliens into the United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) supported a federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of five people for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program. The defendants fraudulently obtained worker visas and smuggled aliens into the…
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 17, 2026
Immigration Attorney Arrested in Alleged Fraud Scheme
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to an investigation leading to the indictment and arrest of a Houston area immigration attorney.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 14, 2026
Peruvian Alien Indicted for Illegally Voting
A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Peruvian alien with multiple criminal offenses arising from allegedly voting in a federal election despite not being a U.S. citizen.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 11, 2026
Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 11, 2026
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2027
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2027.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 04, 2026
DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government Employees
The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 04, 2026
Court Order on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Hold Policy
On Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Medani, et al., v. Trump, et al., 26-cv-6332 (NDCA), temporarily vacating PM-602-0193 pending further litigation. USCIS is ordered, “to the extent practicable and in good faith,…
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 03, 2026
Naturalized U.S. Citizen Indicted for Lying to Obtain U.S. Citizenship After Committing Felonies
A naturalized U.S. citizen made his initial appearance in court Sept. 2 for allegedly lying about his prior criminal acts to obtain U.S. citizenship. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced the charges.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 03, 2026
USCIS Opens New International Field Office in Ethiopia to Support Fraud Prevention
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening a new international field office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The office will begin operations on September 9, 2026, and will handle USCIS immigration matters in Ethiopia.
Read the official USCIS updateSeptember 03, 2026
Illegal Alien Indicted in Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in the investigation that led to the indictment of Miguel Angel Olivera‑Borda, 38, a Peruvian alien illegally present in the United States, after federal prosecutors presented evidence to a grand jury.
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