This article by the Marshall Project follows two people arrested by federal immigration agents in the same region: an American citizen and a non-citizen. Their cases entered different legal systems—the citizen’s into the federal criminal system, with its rights and protections, and the non-citizen’s into the federal immigration system, where protections are now limited.
Read the full story: “A Tale of Two Cases: How ICE Operates in the Shadows”.
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This local video report from ABC 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles examines the evidence behind the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) allegations that noncitizens are voting in California elections.
Watch the ABC 7 Eyewitness News video, “DOJ alleges noncitizen voting in California. Here’s what evidence shows.”
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List of some of the Top News Stories related to “Ukrainian and Sudanese TPS”:
CBS News (cbsnews.com), 10/18/26, News Report:
Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan to retain deportation protections for now
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the November 2026 Visa Bulletin
The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).
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Yes, it is possible to expedite a case with USCIS if you are able to satisfy their expedite criteria. The USCIS expedite criteria can be found on their website: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests.
The Visa Bulletin (VB) is a monthly U.S. government report released by the State Department’s Travel Website. This monthly bulletin tells you when you can get a green card based on your priority date.
Summary of Key points for VB for October 2026
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.
The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated October 16, 2026!
On Thursday October 15, a group of six legal service providers who work with unaccompanied migrant children filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. They feel that these children are being forced to go through a more complex and accelerated immigration process with little to no legal resources and that is not what Congress intended. The lawsuit states, “This is not the immigration process that Congress intended for unaccompanied children; it is a deportation assembly line depriving them of their rights,”!
For more information, please review the CNN News article, “Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids“.
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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, October 23, 2026. Act now and submit your questions!
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the October 2026 Visa Bulletin
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