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IMMIGRATION

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy guidelines, signaling a more rigorous approach to the screening and vetting of family-based immigrant visa petitions. These guidelines are a direct response to a presidential proclamation emphasizing the protection of national security and the safety of the United States. The primary objective is to enhance the government's ability to detect individuals who may pose a threat,...

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

(Written By: Harshita Prakash, Senior Legal Assistant/Immigration Professional at Malik Law PLLC) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy guidelines, signaling...

Green Card holders face new rules as the US cracks down on fraudulent family petitions

The USCIS has issued new policy guidance aimed at improving the vetting process for family-based immigrant visa petitions, impacting green card holders. (Reuters )Green card holders...

US appeals court keeps bar on Los Angeles federal immigration arrests

A federal appeals court late on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision temporarily barring U.S. government agents from making immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles without probable...

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy guidelines, signaling a more rigorous approach to the screening and vetting...

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

(Written By: Harshita Prakash, Senior Legal Assistant/Immigration Professional at Malik Law PLLC) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy...

Green Card holders face new rules as the US cracks down on fraudulent family petitions

The USCIS has issued new policy guidance aimed at improving the vetting process for family-based immigrant visa petitions, impacting green card holders. (Reuters )Green...

US appeals court keeps bar on Los Angeles federal immigration arrests

A federal appeals court late on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision temporarily barring U.S. government agents from making immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles...

Canada resumes biometric collection services in Sudan

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to resume biometric collection services in Sudan. Biometric collection was...

New U.S. Visa Interview Waiver Rules: Who is eligible for US visa interview waiver? all you need to know

Harshita Prakash (Senior Immigration Legal Assistant/Specialist) Starting September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of State has narrowed who qualifies for an interview waiver for nonimmigrant...

U.S. Immigration Policies and Tariffs Could Disrupt 2026 World Cup Co-hosting with Canada

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws nearer, political tensions and controversial U.S. policies are threatening to complicate Canada’s role in co-hosting the tournament...

Proposed bill will ease the pathway for a green card — but will it pass?

Immigrants in the US could qualify for lawful permanent resident status (commonly known as a green card) if they have lived in the country...

“Stop The Horrible Invasion”: Trump’s Big Immigration Warning For Europe

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that "immigration was killing" Europe and warned that it "needs to get its act together".Speaking to reporters...

Two Iranian students released after ICE arrested them in a ‘ruse,’ their lawyers say

Two married Iranian students at Louisiana State University were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week after they were arrested in June...

‘We’re gonna flood the zone’, Trump’s border czar to target sanctuary cities in US

The Trump administration will send additional immigration agents to New York, blaming the city’s sanctuary policies for a shooting by an undocumented migrant that...

New UK Immigration rules from July 22: What’s changing and how it matters

The UK government has published a sweeping Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, due to take effect from 22 July 2025, marking the first...

Ruckus in Serbia’s Parliament! Opposition MPs threw smoke grenades and tear gas shells

Opposition MPs have created a huge ruckus in the Parliament of the European country Serbia. Opposition MPs protesting against the policies of the Serbian...

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