EB-1A, NIW and O-1 Approval Rates Fell Sharply in 2025
EB-1A dropped from 70% to 46% and EB-2 NIW from 60% to 36% in 2025, per data an attorney cited on air. Why the high-skill categories got harder.
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CBP has expanded authority within 100 miles of any US border, covering most of the population. What the 100-mile zone actually allows, and what it doesn't.
With ICE detaining record numbers, an attorney says the documents for a bond request should already be in a folder, and where you live decides if bond is possible.
A birth-tourism rule lets consular officers deny B-2 visitor visas when they suspect the trip is to give birth in the US. What it means if you're pregnant and applying.
EB-1A dropped from 70% to 46% and EB-2 NIW from 60% to 36% in 2025, per data an attorney cited on air. Why the high-skill categories got harder.
A DC Circuit ruling lets ICE remove people here under two years without a hearing. If you're undocumented, carry evidence you've been in the US longer than two years.
The new student visa rule puts a fixed end date on your I-94 (four years undergrad, two for grad) and requires an I-539 to change major, school, or program.
USCIS fraud officers are visiting employers of H-1B and L-1 workers. You must answer questions about your job, not about where you live or your family.
USCIS is denying adjustments by refusing to rule on a concurrently filed I-212. If you have a removal order, get the I-212 approved first, then adjust.
ICE agents at airports have travelers scared. Here is who can still fly domestically and the exact documents each immigration status should carry.
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