Effective April 27, 2026, USCIS implemented a new, enhanced security vetting process that has resulted in temporary “holds” on adjudications ...

New security checks are being implemented for immigration applications, leading to delays in some case decisions, according ...

Green Card alert: The USCIS has increased access to FBI criminal history information to enhance immigration application security ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has paused approvals for a wide range of immigration applications while implementing enhanced FBI background checks mandated by an executive order from ...

USCIS has begun using the FBI’s Next Generation Identification system for broader criminal history checks following a February executive order. Applicants for benefits such as green cards, asylum, and ...

In an effort to increase the usage and visibility of the E-Verify system, USCIS announced on August 15 that it has expanded E-Verify's "Self Check" feature to include residents of 16 additional states ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a joint plan to eliminate the backlog of name checks pending with the FBI. USCIS and the FBI ...

The United States has introduced a new layer of scrutiny for immigration applicants, calling it “enhanced security checks.” While the move is being framed as a national security upgrade, it has ...

The Trump administration is subjecting broad categories of immigrants applying for green cards and citizenship to enhanced FBI checks, and is pausing some cases while those changes are implemented, ...