United States: General Immigration

The U.S. Department of State has established a Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force to combat the misuse of nonimmigrant visas by individuals traveling to the United States primarily to give birth and secure U.S. citizenship for their children. This initiative has already resulted in over 600 visa revocations worldwide and signals heightened government coordination in identifying birth tourism networks and holding travelers accountable. The task force works across federal agencies to analyze travel patterns,

As employers have experienced staffing shortages over the last year, the Trump administration has been ending many forms of work authorization by terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the foreign nationals of numerous countries, including Haiti,1 Venezuela,2 Afghanistan, Honduras, and Syria,3 ending the parole for CHNV4 parolees effective May 30, 2025, and eliminating the 540-day extension for TPS-related timely filed EAD renewals.5

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Aug. 5, 2026, issued Policy Alert PA-2026-05 updating and significantly shifting the USCIS Policy Manual provisions governing evidence, denials, and post-decision actions. The update clarifies that USCIS, in its discretion, may deny immigration benefit requests that lack required initial evidence or otherwise fail to establish eligibility without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID).