Immigration Hub Forum

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-opens-asylum-office-in-san-antonio

ARRESTED: A sexual predator with an active arrest warrant for possession of child pornography has been apprehended and is awaiting criminal proceedings. When the Nepalese alien visited our office for a biometrics appointment, we discovered the warrant and promptly coordinated with local law enforcement. Source: https://www.threads.com/@uscis/post/DZFZv_OEdiI

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-screening-and-vetting-efforts-lead-to-18-month-sentencing-of-illegal-alien-in-fraud-case

Earlier today, @uscis leadership hosted Secretary Markwayne Mullin at our headquarters. Grateful for his leadership as we here at USCIS work to combat fraud, strengthen our legal immigration system, and ultimately, protect Americans. Source: https://www.threads.com/@uscis/post/DY76RRmGFpn

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/dhs-automatically-extends-temporary-protected-status-for-lebanon

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Nonimmigrants, like students, temporary workers, or people on tourist visas, come to the U.S. for a short time and for a specific purpose. Our system is designed for them to leave when their visit is over. Their visit should not function as the first step in the Green Card process.⬇️ Source: https://www.threads.com/@uscis/post/DYpM-yPES6O

From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card for permanent residency must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency.⬇️ Source: https://www.threads.com/@uscis/post/DYpM-zTEf2j

USCIS is applying long-standing law and prior court decisions to require certain aliens with temporary visas who decide they want to permanently reside in the U.S. to return to their home countries to apply for permanent visas through the @statedept. We're returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly. Here’s what you should know: ⬇️ Source: https://www.threads.com/@uscis/post/DYpM-z5kWct

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-will-grant-adjustment-of-status-only-in-extraordinary

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-assists-federal-partners-in-arrest-of-ms-13-gang-member

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/suburban-chicago-man-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-for-immigration-fraud-possession-of-child

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. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-and-doj-take-steps-to-denaturalize-12-individuals-for-concealing-terrorist-support-war-crimes

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). Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/cap-reached-for-second-allocation-of-returning-worker-h-2b-visas-for-fiscal-year-2026

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing an interim final rule to implement immigration fees and requirements from the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Act of 2025 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act). Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/dhs-announces-consequences-for-unpaid-annual-asylum-fees-unveils-new-hr-1-requirements

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ fraud detection efforts resulted in the guilty pleas of Sampath Rajidi, 51, and Sreedhar Mada, 51, to conspiracy to commit visa fraud, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced last week. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-efforts-lead-to-two-guilty-pleas-in-h-1b-fraud-conspiracy-case

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the investigation that led to a federal jury finding Ana Zahia Gonzalez, 46, guilty of naturalization fraud.  Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/belizean-woman-found-guilty-of-naturalization-fraud

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services helped investigate Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria recently named in a civil denaturalization complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/justice-department-files-case-to-revoke-us-citizenship-of-mastermind-behind-multimillion-dollar-tax

The vigilant fraud detection efforts of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services directly resulted in the arrest of Young Joo Ko, 59, of East Hollywood. Ko, a lawful permanent resident from South Korea, was charged in Los Angeles with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-fraud-probe-in-la-leads-to-arrest-of-criminal-alien

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the investigation that led to the sentencing of Nada Radovan Tomanic, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to 30 months in prison for naturalization fraud. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/connecticut-woman-sentenced-to-prison-for-fraudulently-obtaining-citizenship-after-committing