4 articles filed under USCIS Policy.
Since December 2025, USCIS had frozen green card, citizenship, work permit and asylum decisions for people from travel ban countries. A Rhode Island court vacated the hold in June, and a California court ordered normal processing for a nationwide class in August. But an appeals court let one piece continue: re-reviewing benefits already approved. Here's where each piece stands.
Since August 11, 2026, USCIS can make any form that has been available online for 180 days an online-only form, with 60 days' public notice. No form has been switched yet. Here is what the rule requires, how the $25 hardship waiver works, and what changes when you file online instead of by mail.
USCIS changed several forms in quick succession this fall, and one of the changes was then reversed by a court. Here is which editions of the I-485, I-864, I-765 and I-539 are accepted right now, what the new sponsor credit check means, and the signature mistakes that can now cost you your fee.
A policy update on August 5, 2026 lets USCIS deny a request that lacks required initial evidence without sending a Request for Evidence first. It changes what "file now, fix later" costs you. Here is what changed and how to avoid a denial.
