Milstein Law Group

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

"Immigrant families, workers, educators, unions, and immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit today, challenging two Trump-Vance administration policies that make it significantly harder or impossible for eligible immigrants already living in the United States to obtain lawful permanent residence — commonly known as a green card — without leaving the country.

The lawsuit challenges new policies from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that fundamentally alter the longstanding process known as “adjustment of status,” which Congress created to allow eligible immigrants already in the United States to apply for permanent residence without having to leave their families, jobs, and communities to pursue a green card abroad."

A new lawsuit challenges USCIS green card policies that could force applicants to leave the U.S. and separate families.

10/08/2026

Vance: US Halts Microsoft's H-1B Status Amid Probe (MSN)

"Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the administration is suspending Microsoft's access to the permanent labor certification program amid an ongoing investigation and called for scrutiny of nine universities over their use of foreign researchers.

Vance accused Microsoft of using foreign workers to replace American employees, saying the company laid off 6,000 U.S. workers last year while benefiting from 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards."

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10/08/2026

"The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is destabilizing communities across the nation, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, at a time when working families can’t afford groceries, childcare, rent, gas, and other essentials. According to recent polling, 95 percent of Americans believe there is an affordability crisis in the United States. But our economy isn’t just failing because of inflation and broken supply chains. The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is also largely to blame.

A new report from the ACLU and American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), “Citizenship and the Affordability Agenda: A Path to Better Jobs, Higher Wages, and Prosperity for All,” highlights how mass deportations are killing jobs, raising prices, and damaging businesses."

A new report from the ACLU and AFL-CIO shows how mass deportations are killing jobs, raising prices, and harming businesses.

10/07/2026

"Thousands of refugees and other legal immigrants across the country are set to lose access to Medicaid starting Thursday as Republican-led cuts to the health insurance program for low-income people take effect."

"The cuts represent a major shift for many legal immigrants who have had access to Medicaid for decades. The government has long recognized that refugees fleeing war, persecution and other dire situations often do not have many resources upon arrival, immigration policy experts said."

Photo Credit: Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.

10/06/2026

"Foreign journalists applying for American visas will have their social media reviewed as part of a State Department policy going into effect on Oct. 1.

The move, announced in September, adds to a growing list of visa categories subject to the department's "online presence review."

All applicants for such visas are “instructed to set the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to ‘public’ or ‘open,’” to facilitate the review, the announcement said. It added that the federal government wants to remain "vigilant" and ensure "applicants do not intend to cause harm to Americans or threaten U.S. interests.”

The department's "online presence review" now applies to foreign journalists, students and religious workers, among other groups.

10/01/2026

"Another federal judge has struck down the $100,000 fee imposed on the entry of new H-1B visa holders, also invalidating the September 2026 proclamation that renewed the fee. While litigation is likely to continue, the ruling makes it less likely the Trump administration will be permitted to reinstate the $100,000 immigration fee. The decision does not directly bear on a DHS proposed rule published in August to enact a $103,265 fee on new H-1B professionals subject to the annual limit, but plaintiffs made several arguments similar to criticisms of the DHS proposed rule submitted in comments to the Federal Register."

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A federal judge has struck down the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa holders and invalidated the Sept. proclamation that renewed it.

09/30/2026

The U.S. Department of State has released its Visa Bulletin for October 2026.

October marks the start of fiscal year 2027, bringing with it a new allocation of immigrant visa numbers. Categories include both family-sponsored and employment-based visas.

Please take a look at the bulletin for new visa numbers and important dates:
https://bit.ly/47scZCJ

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09/29/2026

"The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to implement its overhauled immigration database, which it says is aimed at combatting voter fraud, in time for November’s elections over the dissent of the liberal justices.

The overhaul faced opposition from Democrats and some voting groups, and a judge had blocked it for violating federal privacy law. The Supreme Court’s emergency ruling lifts that block, finding the challengers’ claims are likely to fail."

The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to implement its overhauled immigration database, which it says is aimed at combatting voter fraud, in time for November’s elec…