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USCIS Issues New Guidance on Adjustment of Status Applications

USCIS released a memorandum emphasizing that adjusting status inside the U.S. is not an automatic right, but rather a discretionary benefit and a matter of “administrative grace.”

Proposed Rule Could Significantly Raise Costs for Sponsored Employees

A significant regulatory development could impact your company’s foreign talent recruitment and future personnel costs.The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule aimed at significantly raising the required minimum salary (known as the “prevailing wage”) for sponsored foreign workers.

Webinar: Immigration Considerations for Travel to the United States for the FIFA World Cup

Webinar Recording: Immigration Considerations for Travel to the United States for the FIFA World Cup. This session covered visa options for short-term travel, entry and inspection at U.S. ports of entry, required documentation, and common issues travelers may face during the visa and entry process.

Extradition to the United States, Part 3: Current Conditions and Recent Trends in Immigration Detention

Those facing extradition to the United States likely have concerns about current detention conditions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody and whether such conditions could amount to human rights violations. As noted in our previous posts in our Extradition to the United States series, while extradited foreign nationals should be given the opportunity to voluntarily depart the United States, it is likely an extradited foreign national would come into contact with immigration detention for a least a brief period.

Webinar: Immigration Policy Developments Under Trump 2.0 No.4

GYH attorneys provided an in-depth analysis of how sweeping executive actions and emerging policy changes are reshaping immigration law and day-to-day realities for immigrants, employers, students, and advocates.

Haiti TPS Update: Courts, Congress, and What Comes Next

As legal and legislative challenges concerning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti continue, several significant developments have occurred in recent weeks. 

Latest ICE I-9 Fact Sheet Expands Substantive Violations, Including Electronic I-9 Deficiencies

On March 16, 2026, ICE released an I-9 Inspection Fact Sheet that identifies seventeen new substantive I-9 paperwork violations — the majority of which had been classified as technical or procedural for almost 30 years. The Fact Sheet offers no explanation for the sudden shift, nor does it indicate an intent to seek public input regarding the validity or impact of these reclassifications.

DOL Proposes Major Increase to Prevailing Wages for Visa Programs: What Employers Need to Know

On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly increase required wage levels across several employment-based visa programs. If finalized, this proposal would raise the thresholds used to calculate prevailing wages, potentially increasing labor costs and reshaping hiring strategies for employers who sponsor certain foreign workers. 

New DHS Policy on Detaining Refugees Who Have Not Adjusted Status: What Refugees and Practitioners Should Know

On March 23, 2026, a federal judge issued a stay temporarily blocking the Refugee Detention Policy while litigation proceeds. The case is Jean A. et al v. Noem and is before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.