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USCIS Reclassifies In‑Country Green Cards as 'Extraordinary' but DHS Says Most Applicants Can Stay

The change signals tighter discretion for officers and leaves key exemption rules, effective dates and handling of pending cases unresolved.

USCIS Says Most Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply

USCIS Tightens Vetting, Pauses Many Decisions, Reopens Doctor Filings, Adds $102 Asylum Fee

Canada Refines Express Entry for 2026 to Fast-Track Researchers, Transport Workers, Doctors and Skilled Military Recruits

Canada’s International Student Arrivals Plunge in 2025, IRCC Reports 52% Decline

U.S. Weighs Adding DNA to ESTA Screening for Some Visa-Waiver Travelers

DHS Ends One-Year Abroad Requirement for Religious Workers After R-1 Visa Limit

IRCC Data Shows 1.05 Million Canadian Work Permits Expired, 927,000 More Set to Lapse in 2026

TSA Shares Passenger Lists With ICE to Flag and Detain Travelers With Deportation Orders

DHS Ends Family Reunification Parole for Seven Countries, Sets January 2026 Cutoff

DHS Ends Family Reunification Parole Programs, Sets Dec. 15 Filing Cutoff and Jan. 14 Termination

USCIS Cuts Work-Permit Validity to 18 Months, Adds One-Year Cap for TPS and Parole

U.S. Halts Green Card and Citizenship Processing for Nationals of 19 Countries

Kansas City Police Investigate Pre-Dawn Homicide on Hardesty Avenue

Bill C-3 Overhauls Canadian Citizenship by Descent, Ending Second-Generation Cutoff

DHS Proposes Sweeping Expansion of Immigration Biometrics, Including DNA

Canada Sets Multi-Year Cuts to Temporary Residents, Halves International Student Permits

Ninth Circuit Keeps Protections in Place for Venezuelan TPS Holders

U.S. Says 6,000 Student Visas Revoked Under Rubio, 40,000 Visa Cancellations in 2025

USCIS Orders Holistic ‘Good Moral Character’ Review in Citizenship Cases