On October 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released Policy Alert PA-2025-23, refining its Policy Manual on how the agency evaluates marriages for immigration purposes. While this update doesn’t rewrite the law, it changes how USCIS applies it — tightening fraud prevention and clarifying standards for what counts as a valid spousal relationship. What’s Changing and Why It Matters The heart of this policy update is clarity and consistency. USCIS reor

Starting October 16, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began charging a new $1,000 fee for most people who are granted parole  to enter or stay in the United States. This fee was created under the new immigration law H.R. 1 and will affect many families, including those applying for humanitarian parole or parole in place. What Is Immigration “Parole”? Parole allows someone to enter or remain in the United States temporarily, even if they don’t have a

For years, many immigrants in detention could ask an immigration judge for bond and continue living in the community while their deportation case moved forward. That’s changing. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently ruled that people who entered the U.S. without inspection (crossing the border without permission) are no longer eligible to ask for bond. Instead, they must remain in detention while their case is pending. What This Means No bond hearings : Immigration