U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Articles covering policy from U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Sorted by the agency's own publication date.
Salvadoran TPS Holders Can Stay, But Work Permits Expire Today
DHS confirms Salvadoran TPS holders retain legal protection to remain in the U.S., but their employment authorization has expired, creating immediate work-authorization gaps.
DHS Proposes Eliminating 60-Day Grace Period for H-1B and Other Visa Holders
The Trump administration has filed a formal proposed rule to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows H-1B, L-1, E, O-1, and TN workers to remain in the U.S. after job loss. A 60-day public comment period opens September 11, 2026.
DHS Expands Rule Allowing Children Born to Foreign Government Employees to Register as Permanent Residents
DHS issued an interim final rule allowing certain children born in the U.S. to foreign government employees (not just diplomatic officers) to register as lawful permanent residents, effective Sept. 4, 2026.
What You Need to Know About the Partial DACA Rescission Memo
DHS memo halts new DACA applications and limits renewals to one year. What practitioners and applicants need to know about the restrictions.
DHS Considers Eliminating H-4 Spouse Employment Authorization
The Department of Homeland Security has included a proposal on its regulatory agenda to remove employment authorization eligibility for certain H-4 dependent spouses. Here's what practitioners and affected workers need to know.
DHS Proposal to Eliminate 60-Day Nonimmigrant Grace Period Clears Federal Review
OMB has cleared DHS's proposed rule to eliminate the grace period for employment-based nonimmigrants. The proposal is heading to the Federal Register for public comment.
DHS Narrows F-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Eligibility Standards
SEVP issues August 2026 broadcast messages establishing stricter requirements for CPT authorization: training must be required for all students and degree-completion-essential.
DHS Proposes $103,265 Fee for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
The Trump administration has published a Federal Register notice proposing a new $103,265 filing fee for H-1B petitions subject to the annual visa cap. The proposal opens a 30-day public comment period.
DHS Proposes Shortening DACA Renewal Period to One Year
A new DHS proposed rule would cut DACA work permit renewals from every two years to every year, and add economic necessity and biometric requirements affecting hundreds of thousands of recipients.
Universities and Labor Unions File Federal Lawsuit to Block New F/J/I Fixed-Period Rule
Coalition challenges DHS final rule eliminating duration of status admissions for international students, exchange visitors, and media representatives, arguing it violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
DHS Rescinds 2022 Public Charge Rule: File I-485 Before Sept. 18, 2026
DHS has finalized rescission of the Biden-era public charge regulation. Adjustment applications filed before September 18, 2026, will use the narrower 2022 standard; filings on or after that date face a broader discretionary framework.
DHS Expands 9-11 Response Fee to H-1B and L-1 Extension Petitions
A final DHS rule published August 10, 2026 expands the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee from initial/change-of-employer H-1B and L-1 petitions to all extension petitions for covered employers. The rule takes effect September 9, 2026.
Trump Administration Proposes to Eliminate 60-Day H-1B Grace Period for Laid-Off Workers
DHS advances proposal to remove the 60-day buffer allowing H-1B visa holders to remain in the U.S. after job loss. The rule change could force immediate departure and reshape layoff strategy for hundreds of thousands of workers.
Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Over Failure to Produce Immigration Agents' Phone Records
California federal judge orders DHS to pay $500 daily until it produces communications from agents' personal cellphones used in Los Angeles immigration operations; contempt finding underscores judicial enforcement of discovery orders.
Haitian TPS Ends July 27: Enforcement Ramp-Up and Practitioner Action Steps
USCIS terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haitians effective July 27, 2026, removing legal status for roughly 330,000 beneficiaries and triggering ICE enforcement. Practitioners must advise clients on immediate relief options.
Federal Judge Confirms ICE Pattern of Illegal Warrantless Arrests in Ohio, But Denies Motion to Stop Them
A federal judge found that ICE engaged in a widespread pattern of illegal warrantless arrests in Ohio, but declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the practice. What this means for practitioners and immigrants facing ICE enforcement.
DHS Removes 2022 Public Charge Rule: What Practitioners Need to Know
On July 20, 2026, DHS announced removal of the 2022 Public Charge rule effective September 18, 2026. New guidance will come via the USCIS Policy Manual, but the loss of structured standards creates uncertainty for green card applicants.
Federal judge orders sweeping conditions changes at Adelanto ICE facility
Judge Sunshine Sykes granted a preliminary injunction requiring DHS and ICE to immediately overhaul medical care, sanitation, food, recreation, disability accommodations, and visitation at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
DHS Finalizes Four-Year Cap on F-1 and J-1 Student Visa Stays
DHS replaces the 47-year 'duration of status' policy with fixed four-year admission periods for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors, effective September 15, 2026. Extension applications now required for longer programs.
Two Major Final Rules Reshape Legal Immigration: Duration of Status & Public Charge
DHS finalized two rules on July 17, 2026: eliminating 'duration of status' for F/J/I visas (effective Sept. 15) and rescinding the 2022 public charge regulation (effective Sept. 18), expanding discretion on family-based green card adjudications.
DHS Restores Broader \"Public Charge\" Test for Green Card Applicants
DHS finalizes rule allowing immigration officers to consider Medicaid, food assistance, and housing benefits when reviewing green card applications.
Federal regulators urge banks to scrutinize lending to immigrants without work authorization
Trump administration guidance directs banks to treat immigrants lacking U.S. work authorization as elevated credit risk and assess repayment capacity more strictly. Practitioners should advise clients of potential lending barriers.
5th Circuit imposes 90-day bond hearing deadline for ICE detainees under expanded detention policy
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ICE must afford bond hearings within 90 days to immigrants detained under the Trump administration's expanded mandatory detention policy, citing due process rights.
5th Circuit Rules ICE Must Hold Bond Hearings Within 90 Days
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the Trump administration's no-bond detention policy for undocumented immigrants, requiring individualized bond hearings within 90 days. This reversal affects detention practice across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
DHS Posts 'Citizenship Lists Portal' to Advance Trump's Anti-Voting Order
DHS announced plans for a portal giving state election officials access to federal citizenship lists before the general public can verify accuracy, raising concerns about voter eligibility determinations and inaccurate data.
E-Verify for federal contractors, state mandates, and the TNC procedure
FAR 52.222-54 forces federal contractors onto E-Verify, state mandates layer on, and every enrolled employer lives by the eight-federal-workday Tentative Nonconfirmation clock.
ICE Detainers Under INA §287(d): How State and Local Cooperation Policies Reshape the Detainer Landscape
What a Form I-247A detainer is, the INA §287(d) statutory framework, the 48-hour rule, and how state and local sanctuary or cooperation policies determine whether the detainer is honored.
ICE worksite enforcement: I-9 audits, NOI response, and the three-day rule
ICE Homeland Security Investigations runs administrative I-9 audits via Notice of Inspection. Three business days to produce, ten to cure technical defects, and civil-penalty math built on substantive violations.
Form I-9 Employment Verification: Section 1/2/3 Traps and the 2023 Remote-Verification Rule
How the DHS 2023 alternative procedure to physical document examination works for E-Verify employers, and where Section 1, 2, and 3 of Form I-9 still trip employers up.
CBP One app: appointment scheduling, eligible processing, and policy direction
CBP One channels port-of-entry asylum processing into a smartphone-based appointment queue. The eligible population, the daily-slot math, and the rolling expansions all sit on a fragile policy footing.
CHNV parole: the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela process, supporter requirements, and the litigation landscape
How DHS structured the country-specific humanitarian parole processes for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan nationals — and what the operative USCIS guidance requires of supporters and beneficiaries.
DHS Secretary's Parole Authority Under INA §212(d)(5): Scope, Recent Programs, and the Limits Courts Have Begun to Mark
How INA §212(d)(5) gives the Secretary of Homeland Security case-by-case parole authority for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, and how recent country-specific programs and Texas-led litigation are reshaping the boundaries.
Humanitarian parole under INA §212(d)(5): from case-by-case grants to the Ukraine and CHNV programs
How USCIS uses the §212(d)(5) parole authority to admit noncitizens outside the visa system, traced from individual humanitarian parole adjudications through Uniting for Ukraine and the CHNV process.
Public Charge Inadmissibility After the 2022 Final Rule: What Actually Triggers It
The 2022 DHS public-charge rule replaced the 2019 Trump-era regime and tightened the totality-of-circumstances test. Here is what the rule actually counts, and what it ignores.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): the policy framework, the 2022 final rule, and the litigation landscape
How DACA works as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion under DHS, what the August 2022 final rule changed, and where the Texas v. United States litigation has left the program's enforcement posture.
Uniting for Ukraine: eligibility, the supporter model, and the parole-extension process after the two-year initial term
How the April 2022 Uniting for Ukraine process structures supporter-based parole for Ukrainian nationals, what the eligibility floor actually requires, and how USCIS handles re-parole at the end of the two-year term.
Afghan parolees: Operation Allies Welcome, the AAIA pathway, and what comes after the initial parole grant
How DHS structured the 2021 Afghan parole admissions under Operation Allies Welcome, how the Afghan Adjustment Act framework differs from the SIV program, and what status options exist when the parole period ends.
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED): the history through Liberia, Hong Kong, and Venezuela
How Deferred Enforced Departure works as an executive-discretion tool distinct from TPS, traced through the Liberia DED chain since 1999, the August 2021 Hong Kong designation, and the brief Venezuela DED of January 2021.
CBP Secondary Inspection: Your Client's Rights at the Port of Entry and the 100-Mile Border Zone
What happens during CBP secondary inspection, why there is no Sixth Amendment right to counsel at the port of entry, and how 8 CFR 287.1's 100-mile zone extends CBP authority deep into the interior.
F-1 STEM OPT — The 24-Month Extension, Form I-983, and the E-Verify Employer Rule
How an F-1 student on post-completion OPT extends work authorization by 24 months — the STEM degree list, E-Verify employer, I-983 training plan, and the reporting cadence that keeps the EAD valid.