On May 7, 2026, DHS proposed changes to Form AR-11, which noncitizens are required to file with the agency when they change addresses. The proposed form would radically transform a simple 2-page form into an 11-page document requiring information...
On May 7, 2026, DHS proposed an increase in the fee to seek a stay of removal from ICE, from $155 to $755. The National Immigration Project submitted a comment strongly opposing the increase, arguing that ICE almost never grants fee waivers or stays...
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court allowed the federal government to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians. This explainer provides early information about what we know and what we do not know yet for people who currently hold TPS from Haiti and Syria...
For many detained noncitizens, the ability to marry is significant not only because it implicates a fundamental personal and legal right, but also because a valid marriage may establish eligibility for certain forms of immigration relief or benefits...
On June 25, 2026, the National Immigration Project and Asylum Advocacy Project (ASAP) responded to a Board of Immigration Appeals request for amicus briefs asking whether the Trump-created Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) also applies to applications for...
On June 18, 2026, the National Immigration Project, Central American Legal Assistance, and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that family group membership clearly meets the...
Historically, the U.S. government has rarely pursued denaturalization. However, the Trump administration claims to be increasing its capacity and resources to pursue an unprecedented number of denaturalization cases in its second term, an approach...
On May 20, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security issued a proposed rule to increase the in absentia removal order arrest fee authorized by the OBBBA from $5,000 to $18,000. This proposed rule contradicts the statute and is designed to punish...
This practice advisory provides strategies for practitioners to navigate removal proceedings for J.O.P. class members and other asylum seekers with prior unaccompanied child determinations in light of three recent legal developments: (1) the 2024 J.O...
Since a May 22, 2026 USCIS memo, people applying for green cards from within the U.S. are facing a new layer of scrutiny—officers are now encouraged to use their discretion to deny more adjustment of status applications unless there are...