Latest News & Updates in Immigration Law

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Behkar Law
2 days ago•2 min read

US adds more nations, including Venezuela, to costly visa bond policy

The Trump administration has expanded a State Department pilot program that requires citizens of certain countries to post a visa bond of up to $15,000 when applying for a U.S. visitor visa. An additional 25 countries were recently added, bringing the total number of affected nations to 38. Many of these countries are located in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

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US adds more nations, including Venezuela, to costly visa bond policy
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Behkar Law
Dec 17, 2025•3 min read

Latest changes to humanitarian parole programs, including private sponsorship programs

USCIS Pauses Asylum and Other Immigration Applications: What You Need to Know In early December, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued several policy changes that significantly affect asylum seekers and individuals who entered the United States through humanitarian parole programs.

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Latest changes to humanitarian parole programs, including private sponsorship programs
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Behkar Law
Nov 25, 2025•2 min read

Immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: judge

A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy that required most immigrants who entered the United States without inspection to remain in detention throughout their removal proceedings.

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Immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: judge
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Behkar Law
Jun 25, 2025•3 min read

Immigration Removal Proceedings and Expanded Mandatory Detention in the U.S.

As of June 24, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was holding more than 59,000 people in immigration detention—the highest number ever recorded. This exceeds the federally funded capacity of 41,500 beds by 140%.

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Immigration Removal Proceedings and Expanded Mandatory Detention in the U.S.
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Behkar Law
Jun 23, 2025•2 min read

Council and AILA File Lawsuit to Compel DHS and USCIS to Release Details about the Suspension of Processing Asylees' and Refugees' Green Card Applications

On March 25, 2025, media reports revealed that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had paused processing green card applications filed by asylees and refugees. This suspension affects tens of thousands of individuals who were granted protection in the United States.

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Council and AILA File Lawsuit to Compel DHS and USCIS to Release Details about the Suspension of Processing Asylees' and Refugees' Green Card Applications
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