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Opinion: Reasonable Immigration Law Reform Is Not Just Humane—It’s Essential to Save Social Security and Medicare

Class B medical Conditions, Public Charge, Public Charger Ground Indamissibility

In 2022 alone, undocumented immigrants contributed approximately $25.7 billion to Social Security and $6.4 billion to Medicare, even though they are completely barred from receiving these benefits themselves.

Understanding the New Public Charge Standard That Puts Weight on Trial

Class B medical Conditions, Public Charge, Public Charger Ground Indamissibility, Class B medical Conditions, Public Charge, Public Charger Ground Indamissibility

In November, an unofficially released Department of State cable provided new instructions directing consular officers how to apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The guidance broadens the scope of “health” considerations beyond what the regulations explicitly specify, requiring consular officers to evaluate conditions, including obesity, that fall outside the traditional structure for assessing the likelihood of someone becoming a public charge.

DHS’ Termination of Automatic Extensions for EADs – Webinar

Join us for a discussion of the upcoming policy change ending the automatic 540-day extension of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for renewal applications filed on or after October 30, 2025.

DHS Termination of Automatic Extension for Employment Authorization Documents

On October 29, 2025, DHS issued an interim final rule that eliminates the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for most previously eligible renewal applicants.

The New Reality for International Students in America

With the changes brought by the current administration in the United States and the rising challenges that follow, studying in the U.S. as an international student has become more difficult than before.

DHS Proposes Major Changes to F and J Student and Exchange Visitor Rules

DHS released a proposed rule that would significantly reshape the way international students and exchange visitors are admitted to and remain in the U.S. If finalized, these changes could alter decades of established practice and impose new compliance responsibilities on schools, universities, and sponsoring organizations.

Update on New $100,000 H-1B Fee and Who Is Affected

Since September 19, 2025, presidential proclamation established a new $100,000 fee for certain H-1B visa petitions, uncertainty remains as to which petitions are subject to the fee. New USCIS guidance released October 20[i] provides further clarification regarding who is impacted and when the new $100,000 fee applies. 

Extradition to the United States: Considerations for Noncitizens extradited to the United States

When an immigrant is charged with a crime, they will generally need to face their criminal proceedings and the outcome of those proceedings before interacting with the immigration system. When extradited to the United States to face criminal proceedings, the foreign national should expect to be detained and detained in the jurisdiction where the charges are being brought.  

Our Immigrant Stories – Juliana Carvajal-Yepes

When Juliana Carvajal Yepes moved from Medellín, Colombia to the United States at 18, she thought her future was in Colombian politics.