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by USCIS on October 9, 2026 at 6:52 pm

A Cuban alien was arrested after being charged with unlawful voting by an alien. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the investigation.

by USCIS on October 9, 2026 at 5:08 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening an asylum office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

by USCIS on October 9, 2026 at 2:49 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided critical assistance to the investigation leading to the conviction of a former medical doctor for naturalization fraud.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted a Maryland man, today, in connection with a COVID-19 healthcare fraud scam. Marc Aaron Potash, 57, of Rockville, is charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and seven counts of healthcare fraud. 

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

The Department of Justice today announced updated emergency scheduling actions targeting 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three potent opioid substances related to 7-OH: mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MGPI), MGM-15, and MGM-16.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Treashonna P. Graham (42, Lake City) guilty of all charges in a 13-count indictment, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Graham faces up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy and each wire fraud offense and up to 10 years’ imprisonment for each money laundering offense. Graham will be sentenced on January 19, 2027. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. 

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DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on October 8, 2026, to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Rock Island men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and felon in possession of a firearm.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Seattle – A 54-year-old former attorney was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for wire fraud for his theft of more than $1.5 million from an estate he was hired to probate, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. 

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

BOSTON – A Worcester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly distributing fentanyl and dealing in firearms without a license.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Patrick H. Perea has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of fraudulent voting.

on October 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Orlando, Florida – Khayyam Arif Oglu Farajov (40), an Azerbaijani national, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain payments from the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farajov faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

by USCIS on October 7, 2026 at 7:39 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided critical assistance in the investigation that led to a federal indictment charging Andrea Catanese, 60, an Italian national, with voting by an alien, attempting to unlawfully procure naturalization, and making a false statement in connection with naturalization.

by USCIS on October 2, 2026 at 7:45 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted with the case that led to the sentencing of Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, a former Syrian prison warden and provincial governor.

by USCIS on October 2, 2026 at 3:19 pm

Defendants illegally voted in the November 2022 and 2024 general elections and the August 2026 primary election

by USCIS on September 30, 2026 at 1:18 pm

U.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.

by USCIS on September 29, 2026 at 1:29 pm

U.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 operating the program, meet statutory processing time goals, and support integrity measures such as audits and site visits.

by USCIS on September 29, 2026 at 1:24 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided critical assistance to investigations that resulted in charges against 16 aliens accused of unlawfully voting in Florida elections.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 28, 2026 at 6:51 pm

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued two Withhold Release Orders against palm oil and its derivative products produced by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation in Indonesia.  Effective immediately, CBP personnel at all U.S…

by USCIS on September 28, 2026 at 6:49 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in the investigation that led to the conviction of Lazaro Alain Cabrera-Rodriguez, 28, of Hialeah, Florida, for his role in an international alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy.

by USCIS on September 25, 2026 at 8:19 pm

An Essex County man and a Middlesex County woman, both aliens, were charged with illegally voting in a federal election and making false statements while applying for U.S. citizenship.

by USCIS on September 25, 2026 at 6:28 pm

A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Nigerian alien with falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to illegally vote in elections.

by USCIS on September 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm

A Romanian alien admitted to conspiring with an American citizen to enter into a sham marriage so that she could obtain U.S. citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the investigation.

by USCIS on September 23, 2026 at 7:59 pm

A Haitian alien pleaded guilty Sept. 22 in federal court to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote and casting a ballot in the 2024 general election.

by USCIS on September 23, 2026 at 7:04 pm

A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment charging Sha Bahadur Ghaley, 42, a naturalized citizen from Bhutan, with naturalization fraud.

by USCIS on September 22, 2026 at 3:22 pm

Two Chinese aliens turned themselves in Sept. 17 on charges that accuse one of a naturalization crime and both of a firearm crime. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri made the announcement.

by USCIS on September 22, 2026 at 3:09 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided vital assistance to an investigation that lead to the indictment of Miran Kostic, an alien and accused war criminal from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

by USCIS on September 18, 2026 at 7:54 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) supported a federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of five people for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program. The defendants fraudulently obtained worker visas and smuggled aliens into the United States. The U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Georgia made the announcement.

by USCIS on September 17, 2026 at 8:16 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to an investigation leading to the indictment and arrest of a Houston area immigration attorney.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 16, 2026 at 8:38 pm

DALLAS—U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted the 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas, Texas Sept. 8-10. This year’s theme, “Knowing Your Supply Chain to Remain Compliant and Mitigate Risk,” emphasized the shared responsibility of…

by USCIS on September 14, 2026 at 8:20 pm

A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Peruvian alien with multiple criminal offenses arising from allegedly voting in a federal election despite not being a U.S. citizen.

by USCIS on September 11, 2026 at 6:38 pm

In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist.

by USCIS on September 11, 2026 at 1:40 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2027.

by USCIS on September 4, 2026 at 10:26 pm

The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.

by USCIS on September 4, 2026 at 5:40 pm

On 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), temporarily vacating PM-602-0193 pending further litigation. USCIS is ordered, “to the extent practicable and in good faith, to take all reasonable steps during the remainder of the Diversity Visa fiscal year to resume ordinary adjudication of plaintiffs’ pending adjustment of status applications without applying” PM-602-0193.

by USCIS on September 3, 2026 at 6:36 pm

A naturalized U.S. citizen made his initial appearance in court Sept. 2 for allegedly lying about his prior criminal acts to obtain U.S. citizenship. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced the charges.

by USCIS on September 3, 2026 at 6:15 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening a new international field office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The office will begin operations on September 9, 2026, and will handle USCIS immigration matters in Ethiopia.

by USCIS on September 3, 2026 at 1:57 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in the investigation that led to the indictment of Miguel Angel Olivera‑Borda, 38, a Peruvian alien illegally present in the United States, after federal prosecutors presented evidence to a grand jury.

by USCIS on September 2, 2026 at 4:31 pm

Defendants allegedly lied about their relationship to obtain immigration benefits

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 2, 2026 at 1:01 pm

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal partners, is helping to eradicate the New World screwworm, a serious pest that, left untreated, can cause severe and even…

by USCIS on August 28, 2026 at 6:23 pm

On Aug. 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Red Eagle Law, L.C., et al., v. Joseph B. Edlow, 26-cv-04850-CRB (NDCA), enjoining PM 602-0192, and PM 602-0194.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 26, 2026 at 4:43 pm

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection reached another significant milestone in the push to modernize export manifest processing. On Aug. 26, CBP published the Rail Electronic Export Manifest Final Rule to require the advance…

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 25, 2026 at 7:27 pm

INDIANAPOLIS— On August 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis’ express consignment facility seized a shipment containing 875 pieces of jewelry. Had these items been genuine, the shipment would have had a combined…

by USCIS on August 24, 2026 at 5:50 pm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to establish a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption.

by USCIS on August 21, 2026 at 7:07 pm

A Chinese alien residing in Andover, Mass., was arrested for submitting a fraudulent voter registration and ballot in the 2024 presidential election using the name of another Chinese alien.

by USCIS on August 19, 2026 at 1:21 pm

On Sept. 18, 2026, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (edition date: 09/18/26).

by USCIS on August 18, 2026 at 6:01 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in an investigation that resulted in a Cuban national pleading guilty to alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering.

by USCIS on August 18, 2026 at 2:14 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual explaining how the agency will determine whether an alien applying for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident is likely at any time to become a public charge.

by USCIS on August 12, 2026 at 9:08 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the indictment unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages. 

by USCIS on August 12, 2026 at 7:44 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided crucial support to an investigation resulting in charges to denaturalize a man born in India for using a false identity to become a U.S. citizen.

by USCIS on August 11, 2026 at 7:46 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in an investigation resulting in federal charges against Eduardo Javier Ibarra Arrowsmith, 61, of Miami.

by USCIS on August 11, 2026 at 7:44 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services partnered with the Department of Justice in its filing of denaturalization actions against 25 individuals accused of serious offenses, including attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and aggravated sexual assault of a child.

by USCIS on August 10, 2026 at 12:55 pm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is introducing an interim final rule (IFR) that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to mandate electronic filing, or e-filing, for certain immigration forms.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 7, 2026 at 3:39 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —On July 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Louisville, Kentucky intercepted yet another shipment containing counterfeit watches. Had these watches been genuine, the shipment would have had a combined…

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 7, 2026 at 11:38 am

HOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that officers from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, or IAH, Trade Enforcement Team have seized nearly $4 million in counterfeit goods, including fake MLB and Nike apparel,…

by USCIS on August 6, 2026 at 5:30 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ robust screening and vetting uncovered an illegal alien and former reality TV contestant from Latvia with a criminal history that includes sexual battery, aggravated assault, and drug possession.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 6, 2026 at 4:38 pm

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations unveiled the “OFO Strategy 2026-2030,” a new roadmap that outlines how OFO will continue to safeguard U.S. travel, trade, and agriculture, directly…

by USCIS on August 5, 2026 at 6:41 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is clarifying that benefit requestors should establish eligibility for an immigration benefit at the time they file a benefit request.

by USCIS on August 4, 2026 at 2:04 pm

A Mexican alien in the Kansas City area was sentenced in federal court for his role in helping illegal aliens fraudulently obtain visas allowing them to reside and work in the United States.

by USCIS on July 30, 2026 at 7:19 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in an investigation that resulted in the sentencing of Cuban alien Erik Ventura-Castro, 24, of Hialeah, Florida, to 30 months in prison for his role in an international alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on July 29, 2026 at 8:16 pm

WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that it has uncovered more than $1 billion in additional duties owed under the Enforce and Protect Act, which authorizes CBP to investigate and stop…

by USCIS on July 27, 2026 at 1:39 pm

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a rule change designed to reduce the backlog in the asylum system.

by USCIS on July 22, 2026 at 6:38 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the Department of Justice (DOJ) with several recent denaturalization actions in U.S. district courts to revoke citizenship from 10 individuals accused of serious crimes, including sexual abuse of a child, health care and wire fraud, immigration fraud, and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.

by USCIS on July 21, 2026 at 1:01 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services supported an investigation resulting in the sentencing of Juarez Sanchez-Montiel, 41, an illegal alien from Mexico, for immigration fraud.

by USCIS on July 17, 2026 at 1:20 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 2027.

by USCIS on July 16, 2026 at 12:22 pm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 Biden-era regulation regarding public charge determinations, further aligning immigration law with Congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-reliant and not dependent on taxpayer-funded government benefits.

by USCIS on July 10, 2026 at 2:50 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in a federal investigation that resulted in two Venezuelan illegal aliens being sentenced to a combined 32 years in prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old orphan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

by USCIS on July 2, 2026 at 6:35 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to an investigation that led to the sentencings of Jung Hoon Song and Bonnie Jo C. Quichocho, who faked marriage as a scheme to fraudulently gain lawful permanent residence in the United States.

by USCIS on July 1, 2026 at 6:13 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening an asylum office in Atlanta. Beginning July 8, 2026, the Atlanta Asylum Office will conduct interviews for affirmative asylum applicants at three locations.

by USCIS on June 29, 2026 at 5:20 pm

Defendant forced victims to work without pay in deplorable conditions and lied to the US government

by USCIS on June 26, 2026 at 8:02 pm

On May 26, 2026, Alexandra Lozano resigned from the State Bar of Washington in lieu of discipline and is permanently barred from practicing law in Washington.

by USCIS on June 12, 2026 at 8:52 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services partnered with the Department of Justice in its recent filings of denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 17 individuals accused of serious offenses—including sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and distributing drugs wholesale without a license.

by USCIS on June 12, 2026 at 6:29 pm

On June 5, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued an order in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, et al. v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., 26-cv-00132-JJM-PAS (D.RI.), vacating PM 602-0192, PM 602-0194, and PA 2025-26.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 11, 2026 at 6:11 pm

CINCINNATI—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Cincinnati stopped a shipment on June 3 containing 111 pieces of counterfeit items such as watches, glasses, and headwear. Had these items been genuine, the shipment would have…

by USCIS on June 5, 2026 at 7:56 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services opened an additional asylum office location in San Antonio, Texas. Beginning May 28, 2026, aliens who filed for asylum with USCIS who reside in the jurisdiction of the Houston Asylum Office may be interviewed at either the Houston Asylum Office or the San Antonio Asylum Office.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 3, 2026 at 6:42 pm

WASHINGTON—Today, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” empowering U.S. Customs and Border Protection with a comprehensive set of tools to safeguard American consumers, businesses, and revenue while…

by USCIS on June 1, 2026 at 7:30 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ robust screening and vetting uncovered an immigration fraud scheme that resulted in Venerando Aquino Martin, 56, an illegal alien from the Philippines, being sentenced to 18 months for visa fraud.

by USCIS on May 28, 2026 at 3:40 pm

The Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on the six-month automatic extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon, from May 28, 2026, through Nov. 27, 2026. Under the TPS statute, if the secretary of homeland security does not decide whether a country still qualifies for TPS at least 60 days before the country’s TPS designation expires, its TPS designation is automatically extended for six months.

by USCIS on May 22, 2026 at 1:29 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country.

by USCIS on May 19, 2026 at 8:02 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in the arrest of Jose Calles Henriquez, 24, an illegal alien from El Salvador and self-confessed MS-13 gang member.

by USCIS on May 14, 2026 at 8:37 pm

A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for engaging in immigration fraud, possessing child pornography, and committing tax fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced.

by USCIS on May 14, 2026 at 2:48 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services partnered with the Department of Justice in its recent filing of denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 12 individuals accused of serious offenses—including providing material support to a terrorist group, committing war crimes, and sexually abusing a minor.

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 11, 2026 at 2:18 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —On May 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed in Louisville seized 1,622 pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry in a single express consignment shipment. This shipment would have had a combined Manufacturer’s…

by USCIS on April 29, 2026 at 7:00 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 27,736 H-2B visas made available for the second allocation of returning workers for fiscal year 2026 with start dates from April 1 to April 30, 2026, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (fiscal year 2026 TFR).