Following a wave of lawsuits from international students whose visas and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records were terminated without prior notice, the Trump administration has suddenly changed its course. In recent weeks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun reinstating SEVIS records that were previously terminated,…
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Federal Judge’s Order Blocks Termination of Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV)
We are pleased to report that on April 14, 2025, a Massachusetts federal judge issued a temporary nationwide injunction, suspending the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) termination of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole programs. The termination was set to take effect on April 24, 2025, and would…
F-1 International Students Battle Wave of ICE-Initiated SEVIS Terminations
F-1 International Students at university campuses across the country have been rocked by alarming reports that their visas and SEVIS records have been suddenly terminated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), without any prior notice to the university or the student. This new wave of SEVIS terminations which began…
Trump Administration Reveals IRS Deal with ICE to Aid in Mass Deportations
The unthinkable has now become a reality. In a recent court filing, the U.S. government disclosed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has agreed to disclose protected tax records to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. The existence of this agreement was initially…
Federal Judge blocks Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations to third countries
In President Trump’s latest legal battles, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts has dealt a blow to the administration’s plans to fast-track the deportations of thousands of undocumented migrants with final orders of removal. Today, federal judge Brian Murphy issued a nationwide temporary restraining order immediately…
IRS Prepares to Cooperate with ICE Officials to Verify Residential Addresses of Undocumented Immigrants in Removal
It has been quite a whirlwind in the two months since President Trump has taken office. From mass deportations to interrogations at U.S. ports of entry, the White House has delivered on their campaign promises to limit immigration by any means necessary. Now we are learning that immigration enforcement is…
Trump Terminates Parole Programs for Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua (CHNV) Effective April 24th
Today March 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an advance copy of a notice in the Federal Register ending four Biden-era parole programs for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV). When The temporary parole period of aliens in the United States under the CHNV parole programs will…
USCIS Issues Policy Memo Enforcing Removal Proceedings for Denied Petitions
Last week the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy memorandum that requires the agency to initiate removal proceedings after it denies an application for an immigration benefit, if the foreign national is no longer lawfully present in the United States. Importantly, the memo exempts certain…
House Lawmakers Re-Introduce the American Dream and Promise Act Pushing for Legalization of Dreamers
This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License Fibonacci Blue Watch the Press Conference here. On Wednesday February 26th House lawmakers reintroduced the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025—a bill that would create a legal pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as…
BREAKING UPDATE ON TPS FOR HAITI: DHS Secretary Reduces TPS extension to 12 months, ending August 3rd
The first 30 days of the Trump administration have involved dismantling Biden-era immigration protections including ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, and now Haitians. Before leaving office, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas had extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Haiti for an…