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BREAKING: Trump Aggressively Targets International Students in New Visa Policies, Launches Assault on Higher Education

In recent days, the Trump administration has launched an aggressive campaign targeting international students studying at colleges and universities throughout the United States. These attacks escalated Thursday last week when the administration first announced that it would be halting Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students by revoking their Student…

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Supreme Court Clears the Way for DHS to Proceed with Termination of Venezuela’s 2023 TPS Designation

On May 19th the U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a legal victory after the justices agreed to lift a lower court order that had previously stopped the President’s efforts to strip Venezuelans of deportation protections granted under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). What is TPS? Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…

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Happy Memorial Day From The Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick!

On behalf of our Law Office, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Memorial Day as you spend it with your loved ones. We would like to extend a thank you to our service men and women and their families this memorial day. To our clients, please…

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USCIS Releases FY 2026 H-1B Cap Season Statistics

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released detailed statistics and data regarding the number of beneficiaries selected during the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap season, highlighting the highly competitive nature of the visa process. Each year, the H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign…

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DHS Announces Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan on July 14th

On May 12, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that the State Department will not renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefits for Afghanistan once the current designation expires on May 20, 2025. Beneficiaries will be granted a 60-day transition period to make preparations to either depart the United…

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TSA Begins REAL ID Enforcement for U.S. Travelers

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints nationwide as of May 7th. Anyone 18 years and older traveling domestically within the United States must have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license or another accepted form of identification to…

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June Visa Bulletin: Major Movement for EB-2 NIW Employment-Based Category and Modest Movement for Some Family-Sponsored Categories

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the June 2025 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and…

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What You Need to Know About President Trump’s New “Project Homecoming” Executive Order Incentivizing Self-Deportation

On Friday May 9, 2025, President Trump signed executive order “Establishing Project Homecoming,”a new White House initiative aimed at encouraging the voluntary departure of undocumented immigrants from the United States. This new policy offers financial incentives and logistical support to those who facilitate self-deportation, with the stated goal of reducing…

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Trump Administration Files Lawsuit Targeting Sanctuary City Denver Over Immigration Policies

President Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marred by controversial actions targeting both legal and illegal immigration. In its latest move, the Trump administration is going even further by targeting “sanctuary” cities which are state and local jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement officials.…

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President Trump Cracks Down on Criminal Aliens and Sanctuary Cities in New Executive Orders

On April 28th, President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders that significantly impact U.S. immigration policy and enforcement. These presidential actions are a continued effort to prioritize national security by enhancing law enforcement capabilities and imposes penalties on “sanctuary” cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Strengthening and…