Policy
CSPA Protects Aging-Out Children in Employment-Based Green
The Child Status Protection Act can preserve green card eligibility for derivative children who turn 21, using a special age calculation and a policy
#Case status and what each stage means
Every Immigration story tagged Case status and what each stage means.
Processing & backlogs
DHS Expands Green Card Eligibility for Children of Foreign
A new rule allows children born in the U.S. To certain foreign government employees to register for lawful permanent resident status, replacing a narrower
Visa categories
Judge Questions Four-Year Cap on International Student Visas
A Boston judge criticized the Trump administration's plan to replace the duration of status system for F-1 and J-1 visa holders with a fixed four-year
Processing & backlogs
Sweden Deports British Citizen After 24 Years
A British man raised in Sweden since age 10 was deported in January 2026 after failing to secure post-Brexit residence status.
Processing & backlogs
F-1 Students Face I-94 Rule Change in 2026
A new rule ending duration-of-status for F-1 students takes effect September 15, 2026. Current students with 'D/S' I-94s will not automatically get a new expiration date that day, but transition protections are limited and the outside transition date is generally November 14, 2030. Travel after September 15, 2026, may trigger admission under the new fixed-period system.