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Over the past two weeks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has transferred a large volume of pending EB-5-based Form I-485 adjustment of status applications from the California Service Center

Continue Reading EB-5 Investors See New USCIS Medical RFE Activity After Case Transfers

Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chairs Courtney Brooks and Kate Kalmykov will present a webinar on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, from 1:00–3:10 p.m. ET. This program will examine the

Continue Reading Webinar | When a Green Card Employee Is Stopped at the Airport: Employer Duties After Blanche v. Lau

A new USCIS Policy Memorandum signals a major shift in adjustment of status policy, potentially redirecting applicants toward consular processing abroad. GT immigration attorneys break down the implications and offer practical guidance.

Continue Reading Immigration Insights Episode 25 | A Discussion of the May 21 USCIS Policy Memorandum on Adjustment of Status

On Dec. 2, 2025, USCIS issued a policy memorandum PM-602-0192 directing officers to place an adjudicative hold on all pending asylum applications (Form I-589), regardless of nationality and most pending immigration benefit requests – such as green cards, adjustment of status, travel documents, naturalization, etc. – filed by nationals of 19 countries designated as “high risk,” regardless of the entry date. Continue Reading USCIS Halts Processing for Pending Asylum Applications and Immigration Benefit Request from 19 ‘High-Risk’ Countries

On Feb. 25, 2025, President Trump announced that he will seek to end the U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which provides foreign investors with permanent residency in the United States.

Continue Reading President Trump Addresses EB-5 Green Card Program and Proposes New Gold Card Immigration Program

The global demand for non-immigrant U.S. visas skyrocketed during the COVID-19 health emergency, when travel was halted and U.S. embassies and consulates closed. Even after reopening, U.S. embassies and consulates

Continue Reading Bipartisan Letter from the Senate Urges U.S. State Department to Address Ongoing Visa Delays