The U.S. has stopped processing all immigration requests related to Afghan nationals and is re-examining legal residents’ cases.

Trump administration policies are now putting thousands of immigration applications on hold, as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a major pause for people from 19 countries previously deemed high-risk.

The second Trump administration has significantly ramped up immigration enforcement, putting pressure on federal, state, and local agencies to meet the president’s deportation goals.

President Donald Trump said his administration will work to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries,” after announcing the death of a National Guard member in a shooting in which an Afghan national is the suspect.

The US has reduced the maximum validity of work permits from five years to 18 months, a move expected to affect thousands of Indian professionals, H-1B workers, and green card applicants.

Tania Nemer says she was discriminated against based on her Lebanese dual-citizenship, political affiliation and gender in a federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., this week.

A former US immigration judge filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), citing a violation of her Civil Rights. Tania Nemer, who was released from her position as an immigration

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that his administration would permanently halt immigration from countries he described as “Third World.” He also signaled plans to revoke many Biden-era admissions,