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October 9, 2026USCIS Opens Asylum Office in CharlotteU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening an asylum office in Charlotte, North Carolina.September 30, 2026USCIS Announces FY 2027 Inflation Increase for Certain Immigration-Related FeesU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Federal Register notice that will increase certain H.R. 1 immigration-related fees for fiscal year 2027.September 29, 2026USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Fees to Cover Program Costs and Strengthen Integrity MeasuresU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating fees for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to ensure EB-5 fees fully recover the cost of…September 11, 2026USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2027U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY)…September 4, 2026DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government EmployeesThe Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign…September 4, 2026Court Order on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Hold PolicyOn 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),…
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