After the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions last month, he said he would seek a rehearing. The deadline to request one passed on Tuesday, July 28. The writer noted, “The court has not agreed to rehear an argued case in more than 50 years.”
For further details please review the AP News Article, “Deadline passes for Trump to ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling“!
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List of some of the Top News Stories related to “TPS Canceled”:
CNN News (cnn.com), 7/27/26, News Report with Video:
Inside the fights to maintain TPS status for thousands after the Supreme Court sided with Trump
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the August 2026 Visa Bulletin
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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2026 third quarterly completions; April 2026 to June 2026. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.
AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 7/14/26. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.
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 August 2026
Employment-Based (EB) Backlogs: EB-2 India remains unavailable because the annual limit has been reached. EB-1 India may also become unavailable in the coming weeks due to exceptionally high demand. The State Department cautions that other EB categories could face further retrogression or temporary unavailability before the new fiscal year begins in October.
On Friday, July 17th, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they had received enough petitions to reach the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa for the advanced degree (master’s cap) exemption, both are mandated by congress for FY 2027.
To review the USCIS News Alert, please click the link, “USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap“!
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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the August 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).
ACLU of Massachusetts has published a web page under their Resources section, “Know Your Rights: Immigrants”! It’s written in a Q&A format and includes some of the subjects listed below and more. ACLU of Massachusetts reminds us, regardless of immigration status, you have constitutional rights.
Questions and Answers:
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