USCIS Froze Cases From 39 Countries. Two Courts Have Now Blocked That. Here's What It Means for Your Pending Case
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.