Federal court postpones the termination of Syria’s TPS designation after Van Der Hout and co-counsel file suit; Syrian TPS holders maintain their status pending further proceedings

Immigration Updates
On November 19, 2025, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York ordered the Trump Administration to halt its termination of Syria’s TPS designation while the legal case challenging the decision moves...

DHS Ends Automatic Extensions of EADs

Immigration Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule on October 30, 2025, immediately eliminating the automatic extension of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) when filing a renewal...

USCIS Publishes Guidance on $100,000 H-1B Fee

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On September 19, 2025, the Trump administration issued a proclamation imposing a supplemental $100,000 fee on H-1B petitions, effective September 21, 2025.   On October 20, 2025, USCIS issued  implementing guidance,...

Lawsuit Challenges $100,000 H-1B Surcharge

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A coalition of plaintiffs has sued the Trump administration to block its proclamation imposing a $100,000 surcharge for H-1B visas. The lawsuit, Global Nurse Force et al v. Trump, was filed October 3, 2025 in federal district...