Immigration News
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CEO of Georgia Company Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
on September 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A federal jury in Miami, Florida, convicted a U.S. businessman today for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and accessories.
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Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage
on September 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm
John Murray Rowe Jr., 67, of Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced today to 126 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine for attempted espionage.
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Environmental Crimes Bulletin - August 2025
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
This month’s Bulletin includes cases involving: dog fighting; sewer discharges; refrigerant smuggling; game bird fighting; hazardous waste abandonment; mining operations; big game hunting; and more.
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Former Plant Supervisors Indicted for Discharging Wastes to Nashville Sewer System and Tampering with a Monitoring Device
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A grand jury indictment was unsealed charging two individuals for their alleged involvement with bypassing treatment processes and tampering with a monitoring device at a Nashville waste treatment facility.
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Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for International Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A Nigerian national was sentenced to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.
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Florida Businessman Charged with Tax Evasion
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment charging a Florida businessman with evading taxes on millions in income and filing false tax returns.
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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Employment Tax Fraud Scheme
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty to tax crimes and wire fraud for his role in a scheme to claim fraudulent refunds based on false COVID-19 employment tax credits.
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Justice Department Sues Uber for Denying Rides to Passengers with Service Dogs, Wheelchairs
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. for discriminating against passengers with disabilities, including those who use service animals and mobility devices such as stowable wheelchairs. Uber is the largest provider of ride-hailing services in the United States. The lawsuit seeks $125 million for individuals who have been subject to discrimination and previously submitted complaints to Uber or the Department.
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Co-CEO of Chinese Publicly Traded Technology Company and Financial Advisor Indicted for Over $100M Securities Fraud Scheme
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia charging two men with orchestrating a securities fraud scheme utilizing Ostin Technology Group Co. Ltd. (OST) stock to target American retail investors.
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Louisiana Chiropractor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A Louisiana chiropractor was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in health care fraud and unemployment insurance fraud schemes.
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Jury Convicts California Man of Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material
on September 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A federal jury convicted a California man today for receipt of child pornography.
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Six Alleged “Unknown Vice Lord Gang” Members Indicted for Attempted Murder in aid of Racketeering and Firearm Charges
on September 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A nine-count indictment was unsealed in the Western District of Tennessee charging six alleged members of a criminal street gang known as Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – Ghost Mob with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and firearms violations.
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Former Liberian Rebel General Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Concealing Serious Human Rights Violations to Fraudulently Obtain Immigration Status in the United States
on September 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Laye Sekou Camara, 47, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of visa fraud.
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Employee at Multinational DVD Company Sentenced to Over Four Years Prison for Stealing, Selling Pre-Release Commercial DVDs for Blockbuster Films
on September 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A court in Tennessee today sentenced a former employee of a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company used by major movie studios to 57 months in prison for stealing DVDs and Blu-rays of blockbuster movies from the company and selling them before their official scheduled release dates, as well as for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. A digital copy of at least one of the stolen Blu-rays was illegally distributed tens of millions of times over the internet, causing […]
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USCIS Assists in Investigation of Two Minnesota Men Arrested for Funding and Directing Kidnappings, Bombings, and Killings Overseas
by USCIS on September 10, 2025 at 6:25 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance during a federal investigation that resulted in the arrest of two Minnesota men for their roles in major crimes committed abroad.
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Justice Department Sues Fort Worth-Area Tax Preparation Business and Its Owners
on September 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The Justice Department filed a civil injunction suit in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas. The lawsuit seeks to bar Amberley Ritter, Wesley Franklin, Mark Burkart, Kenneth Garner, and DFW Integrity Taxpros Services LLC, which does business as Integrity Tax Pros, from owning or operating a tax preparation business and preparing tax returns for others. The complaint also requests that the court require the defendants to disgorge the return preparation fees they obtained from preparing allegedly […]
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Debtor Who Led Crypto Investment Scheme Denied Bankruptcy Discharge
on September 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) obtained a judgment denying a bankruptcy discharge of more than $12.5 million to a Texas man who concealed assets and lied in his bankruptcy case to evade his creditors, including investors in his cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.
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Attorney General Bondi, HHS Secretary Kennedy Announce Seizure of Illicit Vaping Products
on September 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
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Justice Department Announces Ruling to Protect Military Servicemembers’ Civilian Employment Pension Benefits
on September 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The Justice Department announced that the U.S. District Court of Guam ruled in favor of the United States in its lawsuit against the Government of Guam and the Guam Retirement Fund (Guam) to protect servicemembers’ civilian employment pension benefits while they serve in the military.
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Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
on September 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A Virginia nurse was sentenced today to over 87 months in prison and ten years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on an end-to-end encrypted messaging application. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.
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Attorney General Bondi Issues Memo Upholding Constitutional Rights and Parental Authority in America's Education System
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi sent a memo to FBI Director Kash Patel and all 93 U.S. Attorneys entitled Upholding Constitutional Rights and Parental Authority in America’s Education System.
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“LockerGoga,” “MegaCortex,” and “Nefilim” Ransomware Administrator Charged with Ransomware Attacks
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Earlier today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a superseding indictment charging Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk — also known as deadforz, Boba, msfv, and farnetwork — a Ukrainian national, with serving as an administrator in the LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware schemes.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction and Attempting to Destroy an Energy Facility in Nashville
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.
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Justice Department Charges Light Rail Attacker with Federal Crime
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte today, charging Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., 34, with a federal crime in connection with the fatal attack of Iryna Zarutska on the city’s light rail system. Brown is charged with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system
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Justice Department Files Case Seeking to Revoke the Naturalization of Immigration Fraudster
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida filed a civil denaturalization complaint in the U.S. District Court in Orlando, Florida, against a native of Argentina who illegally procured his U.S. citizenship by gaining permanent resident status through the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act based on a false claim that he was born in Cuba.
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Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Second Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education
on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Religious Liberty Commission hosted President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, parents, and students to discuss religious liberty issues in public education. The hearing included several panels of students who shared stories of challenges to their religious liberty, and parents whose right to direct the religious upbringing of their children was challenged or abridged in the school system. The hearing’s objective was to understand the historic landscape of […]
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International Pakistani Con Man Apprehended
by USCIS on September 8, 2025 at 5:57 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Seattle, facilitated the arrest of Muhammad Chaudhry, a 52-year-old Pakistani national criminal alien.
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DHS Terminates 2021 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status
by USCIS on September 5, 2025 at 1:13 pm
The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status.
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Twelve People Charged for Their Roles in International Alien Smuggling, Asylum Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracies
by USCIS on September 4, 2025 at 9:45 pm
The U.S. Attorney General announced that 12 people have been charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in an international conspiracy involving alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering schemes that brought thousands of aliens illegally into the United States for profit. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the investigation.
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USCIS to Add Special Agents with New Law Enforcement Authorities
by USCIS on September 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is now authorized to expand its law enforcement authorities and newly-minted USCIS 1811 classified officers (commonly known as special agents) will be empowered to investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution those who violate America’s immigration laws under a final rule published today.
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DHS Terminates 2021 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status
by USCIS on September 3, 2025 at 8:46 pm
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of the 2021 designation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela, which will expire on Sept. 10, 2025.
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USCIS to Modernize Fee Payments with Electronic Funds
by USCIS on August 29, 2025 at 4:21 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has implemented a new way to pay fees using electronic debit from a U.S. bank account.
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Indian National Sentenced for Visa Fraud Conspiracy
by USCIS on August 22, 2025 at 6:59 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the conviction and sentencing of an Indian national, residing in New York, for staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy.
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USCIS to Enforce Consequences for Aliens Who Falsify Information
by USCIS on August 20, 2025 at 5:42 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is restoring robust screening and vetting processes to detect aliens seeking to defraud or abuse the immigration system, including aliens who make false claims to U.S. citizenship.
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USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism in Immigrant Benefit Requests
by USCIS on August 19, 2025 at 3:26 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens’ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations, as well as the use of discretion in adjudication of certain benefit requests where evidence of antisemitic activity is present.
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Child Molester in North Carolina Indicted and Arrested for Naturalization Fraud
by USCIS on August 18, 2025 at 6:52 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a pivotal role in the investigation leading to a federal grand jury indictment of a child molester in North Carolina.
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$4.2 million in fake Cartier watches seized by Indianapolis CBP
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 15, 2025 at 4:26 pm
INDIANAPOLIS— Last week U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Indianapolis seized a shipment containing designer counterfeit watches. If the watches—which came from Hong Kong—had been genuine, they would have been worth more than…
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USCIS Assists Federal Operation Targeting Nebraska Human Trafficking Ring at Area Hotels
by USCIS on August 15, 2025 at 2:13 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies during a coordinated operation targeting a human trafficking ring operating in Omaha-area hotels.
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CBP uncovers more than $400 million in duty evasion by bad actors who undercut American workers
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 15, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced two major trade enforcement wins under the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA), which authorizes CBP to investigate and stop duty evasion schemes like illegal transshipment. These…
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USCIS Supports Investigation Leading to Guilty Plea and Mandatory Denaturalization of Committed Sex Offender
by USCIS on August 13, 2025 at 6:20 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided key support in an investigation that led to Carlos Fabian Velez, 54, of San Antonio, pleading guilty to unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.
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$30 million in counterfeit jewelry seized by Louisville CBP
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 13, 2025 at 2:39 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky—On August 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville intercepted a shipment containing more than 7,000 pairs of counterfeit earrings. The shipment was arriving from Hong Kong and was heading to a person’s…
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USCIS Updates Policy on CSPA Age Calculation
by USCIS on August 8, 2025 at 1:29 pm
We are updating the Policy Manual to clarify that a visa becomes available for the purposes of Child Status Protection Act age calculation based on the Final Action Dates chart of the Department of State Visa Bulletin.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Removal of Fugitive Criminal Predator
by USCIS on August 7, 2025 at 2:21 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance in the investigation that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove Romulus Mihai, an illegally present 33-year old Belgian fugitive convicted of sexual exploitation of a child in his native country.
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USCIS Updating Policy to Protect Women’s Sports
by USCIS on August 4, 2025 at 2:43 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual in alignment with Executive Order 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports, which directs the Department of Homeland Security to develop policies to prevent the entry of male athletes seeking to compete in women’s sports.
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Scheme to Submit Fraudulent Asylum Applications
by USCIS on August 1, 2025 at 7:21 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided significant assistance in the investigation of Carlos Adolfo Haeckermann Cardenas, who pleaded guilty in federal court to orchestrating a scheme to submit dozens of false and fraudulent asylum applications to USCIS.
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USCIS Continues to Put the Safety of Americans First by Reestablishing Screening and Vetting Standards
by USCIS on August 1, 2025 at 5:19 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the interview criteria for aliens who are asylees and refugees and their derivative family members filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
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USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding Family-Based Immigration Policy
by USCIS on August 1, 2025 at 4:15 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that will enhance our capability to screen and vet family-based immigrant visa petitions.
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USCIS Report Uncovers Significant Abuses in the Special Immigrant Juvenile Program
by USCIS on July 24, 2025 at 8:19 pm
Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a report identifying significant national security and integrity vulnerabilities in the Special Immigrant Juvenile program.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Arrest of Haitian Engaged in Violence and Destabilization of Haiti
by USCIS on July 23, 2025 at 6:29 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance in the investigation that led to Immigration and Customs Enforcement arresting Pierre Reginald Boulus on July 17 for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act by contributing to the destabilization of Haiti.
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USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1
by USCIS on July 18, 2025 at 8:30 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing a federal register notice (FRN) based on the H.R 1 Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1).
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Joseph B. Edlow Begins Service as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
by USCIS on July 18, 2025 at 5:48 pm
On July 15, 2025, the United States Senate confirmed Joseph Edlow to serve as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Two MS-13 Members in Massachusetts Sentenced for Racketeering
by USCIS on July 18, 2025 at 5:32 pm
Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were recently sentenced in federal court in Boston for their roles in a previously unsolved murder.
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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap
by USCIS on July 18, 2025 at 1:09 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2026.
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USCIS Uncovers U Visa Fraud Scheme by Corrupt Law Enforcement, Leading to Federal Indictments
by USCIS on July 17, 2025 at 4:12 pm
Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, following a federal investigation initiated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Most secure border in history: CBP reports major enforcement wins in June 2025
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on July 15, 2025 at 6:30 pm
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released finalized operational statistics for June 2025, reflecting historic performance across the agency’s core missions.“From shutting down illegal crossings to seizing fentanyl and enforcing…
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Brazilian National in Massachusetts Sentenced for Unlawful Reentry and Selling Green Cards and Counterfeit Social Security Cards
by USCIS on July 14, 2025 at 8:37 pm
Defendant sold three fake Social Security cards and three Green Cards to an undercover officer
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USCIS Assists ICE in Arrest of One of El Salvador’s “Top 100 Most Wanted” Hiding in Nebraska
by USCIS on July 14, 2025 at 1:01 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided key assistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations resulting in the July 9 arrest of a high-ranking member of the violent MS-13 gang who was listed among El Salvador’s top 100 most wanted fugitives.
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New Fees for Certain Immigration Benefit Requests
by USCIS on July 11, 2025 at 7:34 pm
USCIS will soon begin to collect new fees for certain immigration benefit requests. We will provide details on the implementation of these fee changes in the coming days.
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DHS Terminates TPS for Nicaragua: It Was Never Meant to Last 25 Years
by USCIS on July 7, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua, which will expire on July 5, 2025.
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With Improved Conditions, DHS Ends TPS for Honduras
by USCIS on July 7, 2025 at 4:02 pm
After finding improved country conditions in Honduras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status, as required by the statute.
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USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2025 Welcoming Those Who Earned Citizenship the Right Way
by USCIS on July 3, 2025 at 6:21 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating Independence Day by welcoming new citizens in naturalization ceremonies throughout the country.
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Convicted Sex Offender in North Carolina Indicted for Naturalization Fraud
by USCIS on June 30, 2025 at 1:32 pm
The U.S. attorney announced the indictment of Anibal Rios Lavias, 30, a U.S. citizen born in Mexico, charging him with naturalization fraud.
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DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status
by USCIS on June 27, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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Tampa High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization
by USCIS on June 27, 2025 at 2:49 pm
Hillsborough County high school teacher Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, 46, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to making false statements to a firearms dealer. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted in the investigation.
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Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced in Massachusetts to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence
by USCIS on June 26, 2025 at 6:36 pm
The U.S. Attorney announced Jean Morose Viliena, the former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV for the District of Massachusetts.
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USCIS Updates Guidance on Validity of Alien Refugee and Asylee Marriages
by USCIS on June 24, 2025 at 4:32 pm
We are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 4, on valid marriages between a principal asylee or principal refugee and their claimed spouse.
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2 nights, 5 shipments, over $25 million in counterfeit jewelry
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 23, 2025 at 5:13 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky—On June 19 and June 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville seized five shipments containing a total of almost 2,200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry. On June 19 the first shipment arrived from China…
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Salvadoran National Arrested for Allegedly Selling Firearms Without a License
by USCIS on June 18, 2025 at 6:43 pm
Defendant is an alleged gang associate who sold four pistols – two with defaced serial numbers – and more than 100 rounds of ammunition to gang members
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USCIS Assists in Employment-Based Visa Fraud Investigation Leading to Federal Indictments
by USCIS on June 17, 2025 at 1:10 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in supporting a federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of two Texas residents for their alleged involvement in a large-scale immigration fraud scheme.
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Nigerian-Born Man Previously Convicted in an $80 Million Fraud Case Indicted on New Charges of Naturalization Fraud
by USCIS on June 17, 2025 at 1:05 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services aided in the investigation that led to a federal grand jury indictment Wednesday charging Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, 51, a United States citizen born in Nigeria, with naturalization fraud.
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Albanian National and American Wife Charged with Making False Statements and Marriage Fraud
by USCIS on June 16, 2025 at 4:38 pm
An Albanian national was charged with marriage fraud, and he and his wife, an American citizen, were both charged with making false statements on forms submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Update to Policy on Disability Exceptions to Naturalization Requirements
by USCIS on June 13, 2025 at 1:34 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance to enhance the integrity of the review process for Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions.
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USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Derogatory Information
by USCIS on June 12, 2025 at 4:04 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on how we disclose derogatory information upon which an adverse decision is based.
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USCIS Initiates Removal Proceedings Against 26,000 Aliens Since February
by USCIS on June 12, 2025 at 1:31 pm
Since U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published new guidance on issuing Notices to Appear (NTAs) on Feb. 28, it has initiated removal proceedings against more than 26,700 aliens with no legal basis to remain in the country.
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Brazilian National Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Perjury
by USCIS on June 11, 2025 at 2:26 pm
A Brazilian national residing in Malden, Massachusetts, was recently sentenced in federal court in Boston for lying on his asylum application and at an immigration hearing.
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USCIS Changes Validity Period for Any Form I-693 Signed on or after Nov. 1, 2023
by USCIS on June 11, 2025 at 1:26 pm
We are updating Volume 8 of the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, is only valid while the application the Form I-693 was submitted with is pending.
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President Trump Tells Citizens to ‘Fiercely Guard’ American Way of Life in New Naturalization Ceremony Message
by USCIS on June 9, 2025 at 9:12 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today released a video message in which President Trump welcomes newly naturalized citizens into our “national family” and invokes the pride new citizens should feel to share a home and heritage with America’s most exceptional heroes and patriots.
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MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
by USCIS on June 9, 2025 at 4:59 pm
A member of the gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, recently pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to participating in a racketeering enterprise, more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy.
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Litigation-Related Update: Supreme Court stay of CHNV Preliminary Injunction
by USCIS on June 7, 2025 at 12:51 am
On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order lifting the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’s April 14, 2025 Preliminary Injunction that stayed parts of the March 25, 2025 Federal Register notice titled, “Termination of Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV).
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DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal
by USCIS on June 5, 2025 at 1:36 pm
The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nepal. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in Nepal no longer meet the statutory requirements for TPS.
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CBP, ICE, and USCIS to Ramp Up Crackdown on Visa Overstays Following Boulder Terrorist Attack
by USCIS on June 4, 2025 at 4:27 pm
At the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are ramping up the review of immigration records and will take immediate appropriate actions to crackdown on visa overstays stemming from the Biden Administration’s failure to enforce the law.
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DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
by USCIS on June 3, 2025 at 4:04 pm
The Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon.
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Colombian National Charged with Voter Fraud, Federal Benefit Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
by USCIS on June 2, 2025 at 1:54 pm
A Colombian woman unlawfully residing in Boston has been indicted by a federal grand jury for identity theft offenses—including receiving rental assistance, Social Security, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits—as well as voter fraud under the stolen identity.
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Indian National Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Conspiracy
by USCIS on May 29, 2025 at 7:09 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to an Indian national, residing in New York, pleading guilty to staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy.
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Citizen of India Unlawfully Living in West Virginia Pleads Guilty in Marriage Fraud Scheme
by USCIS on May 28, 2025 at 5:07 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to a citizen of India pleading guilty in a marriage fraud scheme.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Sentencing of Mexican National for Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme and Illegally Reentering the US
by USCIS on May 28, 2025 at 2:06 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the sentencing of a Mexican national for a smuggling and labor trafficking scheme and illegally reentering the United States.
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CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Zhen Fa 7
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 28, 2025 at 2:01 pm
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a Withhold Release Order May 28, against Zhen Fa 7, a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel. Effective immediately, CBP officers at all U.S. ports of entry will detain seafood, including but not…
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Visa Fraud
by USCIS on May 28, 2025 at 12:23 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the sentencing of a Maryland man for visa fraud.
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USCIS Deploys Common Sense Tools to Verify Voters
by USCIS on May 22, 2025 at 2:27 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to ensure a single, reliable source for verifying immigration status and U.S. citizenship nationwide.
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Jamaican Citizen Arrested for Making a False Claim of Citizenship to Register to Vote in the 2024 Presidential Primary Election
by USCIS on May 14, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Jacqueline Dianne Wallace, 52, a Jamaican citizen, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint and charged with unlawfully making a false claim of citizenship in order to register to vote in the 2024 Florida presidential primary election.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation of Cuban National Indicted on Charges Related to Credit Card “Skimming” and Lying on a Naturalization Application
by USCIS on May 14, 2025 at 1:33 pm
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced an indictment charging Yunier Perez-Bertemati, 40, with 22 counts of access device fraud, possessing and trafficking in unauthorized device-making equipment, aggravated identity theft, making a false statement on an immigration application, and making a false statement to a federal agent.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation of Palestinians Charged with Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
by USCIS on May 12, 2025 at 6:52 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance in the investigation that led to the arrest and unsealing of indictments charging Mohammed Aburidi 24, a Palestinian, and Tareq Aburidi, 19, also a Palestinian, with possessing firearms and ammunition as aliens admitted to the United States on nonimmigrant visas.
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DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan
by USCIS on May 12, 2025 at 4:33 pm
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan. The TPS designation for the country expires on May 20, 2025, and the termination will be effective on July 12, 2025.
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USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Conviction of Indian Citizen for Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application
by USCIS on May 5, 2025 at 7:22 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the conviction of an Indian citizen for submitting a fraudulent immigration application.
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First 100 Days: USCIS Delivering on Making America Safe Again
by USCIS on April 29, 2025 at 7:04 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is aggressively working to ensure America’s national security by addressing vulnerabilities in immigration policies, reducing exploitation of humanitarian parole programs, and assisting enforcement agencies in identifying and removing illegal aliens.
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USCIS Assists with ICE Investigation that Dismantled a Nationwide Marriage Fraud Operation
by USCIS on April 28, 2025 at 5:14 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played an important part in an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, which led to the arrests in a nationwide marriage fraud operation.
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USCIS Assists Investigation Leading to Sentencing of Mexican National for Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme
by USCIS on April 24, 2025 at 7:04 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the sentencing of a Mexican national for a smuggling and labor trafficking scheme.
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USCIS Assists FBI Investigation Leading to Guilty Plea in ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terror Plot
by USCIS on April 24, 2025 at 5:58 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) played a critical role in an FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) investigation that brought a would-be terrorist to justice.
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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025
by USCIS on April 23, 2025 at 2:30 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2025 TFR).
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USCIS assists with a Federal Terrorism Case of a Former Iraqi Refugee Pleading Guilty to Supporting ISIS
by USCIS on April 22, 2025 at 1:12 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided key support to an investigation that led to a former refugee and legal permanent resident in Texas pleading guilty to charges of providing material support to ISIS.