USCIS data update: FY2026Q3 I-140 quarterly petition data
Reporting period FY2026Q3. Selected categories from the USCIS report. Counts do not represent individual approval probabilities.
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USCIS data update: FY2026Q3 I-129 O-class quarterly data
Reporting period FY2026Q3. Selected categories from the USCIS report. Counts do not represent individual approval probabilities.
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USCIS data update: 2026-06 Employment-based awaiting-visa inventory
Reporting period 2026-06. Selected categories from the USCIS report. Counts do not represent individual approval probabilities.
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USCIS data update: FY2026Q3 USCIS quarterly form statistics
Reporting period FY2026Q3. Selected categories from the USCIS report. Counts do not represent individual approval probabilities.
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USCIS data update: FY2026Q3 I-140 data by preference and country
Reporting period FY2026Q3. Selected categories from the USCIS report. Counts do not represent individual approval probabilities.
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Court Order on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Hold Policy
On Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Medani, et al., v. Trump, et al., 26-cv-6332 (NDCA), temporarily vacating PM-602-0193 pending further litigation. USCIS is ordered, “to the extent practicable and in good faith, to take all reasonable steps during the remainder of the Diversity Visa fiscal year to resume ordinary adjudication of plaintiffs’ pending adjustment of status applications without applying” PM-602-0193.
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DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government Employees
The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.
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September 2, 2026. OFLC Announces Updates to Implementation of the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for Non-Range Occupations Interim Final Rule; Compliance with District Court Order
This notice is provided to comply with the August 26, 2026 Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California entered in United Farm Workers, et al. v. DOL, et al. , No. 25-cv-01614-KES-EGC ("Order"), requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (the "Department") to provide public notice that certain employers may be required to make back wage adjustment payments. The Department is complying with the Court's Order by providing this notice. The Department's compliance with the Order shall not be construed to waive its rights to seek further review of and relief from the Order. Nor shall the Department's compliance be construed as an admission that a Court has the authority under law to compel DOL or employers to cause back wage adjustments for the reasons set forth in the Court's Order.
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Non-Governmental, Nonpartisan Organization Voter Registration Services at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is rescinding the August 29, 2025 policy, Voter Registration at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies , PA-2025-21, and reinstating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to permit nonprofit and nonpartisan non-governmental organizations to participate in administrative naturalization ceremonies. Such organizations may participate by distributing and collecting voter registration applications and officially registering new citizens to vote immediately following the ceremony, when state and local election offices are not available to do so.
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Recent Court Order on Hold Policies
On Aug. 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Red Eagle Law, L.C., et al., v. Joseph B. Edlow, 26-cv-04850-CRB (NDCA), enjoining PM 602-0192, and PM 602-0194.
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Investigations and Examinations for Naturalization Eligibility
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to further assess and corroborate the eligibility of aliens applying for naturalization. The guidance reintroduces personal investigations, also known as neighborhood investigations, under section 335(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and reinforces the need to validate the alien’s information and documentation as part of the naturalization examination under INA 335(b).
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USCIS to Publish New Edition of Form I-485; Older Editions Will Be Rejected Starting Sept. 18
On Sept. 18, 2026, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (edition date: 09/18/26).
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