On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a memo changing the process for foreign nationals filing Adjustment of Status applications seeking U.S. Permanent Residency. The memo reverses the pattern and practice that has been standard policy of the immigration service for the past decades whereby a foreign national can apply for U.S. Permanent Residency while remaining in the United States while the application is reviewed and approved. The new policy changes the process based on the notion that “adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is a matter of discretion and administrative grace not designed to supersede the regular consular processing of immigrant visas.”

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has issued new policy guidance regarding its evaluation of applicants for naturalization, the process through which foreign nationals become U.S. citizens. In August, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum entitled “Restoring a Rigorous, Holistic, and Comprehensive Good Moral Character Evaluation Standard for Aliens Applying for Naturalization.”

Over the past several weeks, the White House has put the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program under the microscope and has launched a volley of attacks against the program. The current administration has sought to revise the program and to amend existing regulations, and the result has caused confusion and anxiety.

Employers and their foreign workers must ensure that there is not a tiger lurking in the garden with respect to the viability of their visas because of the significantly increased possibility of visa revocations, deportations, and scrutiny.

In the late afternoon on September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation - Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers - that immediately, directly, and materially impacts employers and employees who use H-1B Visas. Here is what you need to know.