The wait time for immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship has increased significantly over the past few years.  On average, it now takes 10 months for a legal resident to become a citizen, up from about five months in 2014.

The H-1B visa lottery will likely be held sometime this week if the past few years are any indication. Why do we say 'good luck'?  It's completely up to chance whose approved petition is selected during the lottery.

Last year, the Trump administration rescinded Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians, providing a one year window for Liberians with DED to leave the United States.  The Trump administration extended that deadline by a year to March 31, 2020.

A leaked staff email from the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services details new plans to close all international field offices.

According to new data released by the Trump administration, fiscal year 2019 H-1B visa applications are being subjected to higher levels of scrutiny and are being rejected at a higher rate.

A class-action lawsuit was filed by immigration advocates in federal court this week to reverse the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for around 100,000 immigrants from Honduras and Nepal.

Every April, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services begins accepting applications for H-1B visas, non-immigrant visas for specialized occupation workers.

Immigration courts are notoriously slow and have an enormous backlog of cases. The backlog has been growing for some time and is about to grow even longer due to the partial United States government shutdown.