Plenpovo Law

06/06/2026

A judge ruled that USCIS can no longer pause the processing of immigration benefits—including asylum applications, work permits, green cards, and citizenship applications—for people from the 39 travel-ban countries.

05/23/2026

According to the USCIS policy memorandum released today, some individuals who entered the U.S. legally with a visa may now be required to leave the country and complete their green card process through a U.S. consulate abroad. This could also affect immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, including spouses, parents, and children under 21.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the....