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In a recent announcement, the White House stated that asylum grant rates have "collapsed" in Immigration Court. "Under President Trump," the announcement continues, "asylum is now granted in just 7% of cases - a historic low, plummeting from over 50% rubber-stamped under Biden." Is this the end of asylum as we know it?

What does the memo say? The memo states that individuals seeking a green card are expected to apply from abroad through consular processing. It frames applying for the green card inside the U.S. (AOS) as an “extraordinary” measure that should only be granted in limited circumstances. AOS applicants bear the burden of proving why USCIS should exercise discretion to approve the application. Does the memo apply to all adjustment of status cases?

by Mona Shah, Esq. Why PM-602-0199 Cannot Touch the EB-5 Concurrent Filing Right, and Where Real Scrutiny Will Actually Land The Panic, and the Statute That Answers It In the days since USCIS released Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, the EB-5 community has reacted as though the in-country green card has been abolished. It has not.

The Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice on the six-month automatic extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon, from May 28, 2026, through Nov. 27, 2026. Under the TPS statute, if the secretary of homeland security does not decide whether a country still qualifies for TPS at least 60 days before the country’s TPS designation expires, its TPS designation is automatically extended for six months.

Last Updated: May 22, 2026 The State Department, working in close collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has issued all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category for applicants chargeable to India for fiscal year (FY) 2026. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) limits the number of employment-based preference immigrant visas that may be issued within a fiscal year.