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08/27/2026

An undercover ICE agent infiltrated and covertly recorded a class inside the University Baptist Church gymnasium

08/26/2026

Consular officials will be trained to spot visa applicants who might become dependent on public benefits, the State Department said.

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

https://amp.dw.com/en/us-trump-administration-plans-to-revoke-up-to-200000-visas-from-asylum-seekers/a-78491300

The State Department is reportedly looking to revoke the visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who sought asylum after entering on tourist or business visas, in what could be the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

08/18/2026

https://www.notus.org/immigration/deportations-spiking-judges?utm_campaign=51330897-Hubspot-AILA8-8-18-26&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=433847179&utm_content=433847179&utm_source=hs_email

Trump administration’s mass firings of immigration judges are influencing court outcomes, they say.

08/18/2026

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of M-M-L-J-, 29 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2026).

An alien is permitted to file only one motion to reopen, whether with the Immigration Court or the Board of Immigration Appeals, subject to the limited statutory exception for battered spouses, children, and parents, and equitable tolling does not apply to the number bar.

08/14/2026

📢A new immigration decision may affect some people who plan to travel outside the United States using Advance Parole.

On Aug. 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, which changed how certain travel with Advance Parole is treated under immigration law.

What this means: If a person has been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days, leaving the United States, even with a valid Advance Parole Document, may now count as a “departure” under the law. That departure could trigger a 3-year or 10-year bar to returning to the United States, depending on the amount of unlawful presence.

This information is general and does not replace legal advice. Individuals should consider speaking with a qualified immigration attorney or accredited representative before traveling.

Learn more about unlawful presence and inadmissibility: https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/other-resources/unlawful-presence-and-inadmissibility

08/14/2026

Yesterday, the BIA issued Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, overruling Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly and upending 14 years of settled law concerning departures under advance parole and the unlawful presence bars. In a press statement, AILA President Jeff Joseph warned, “This ruling flipflops on 14 years of well-settled law and policy,” adding that the decision “punishes people for following the rules” and “puts people at risk of being barred from the United States and separated from family for years if they leave and then try to re-enter—even if they have paid for and been granted permission to travel.”

Before this decision

Imagine someone is in the U.S. and has unlawful presence—for example, they stayed after their authorized stay ended.

They then receive Advance Parole (AP), which is permission to temporarily leave the U.S. and return.

For the last 14 years, the general understanding was:

“If I leave using Advance Parole, I don’t trigger the 3-year or 10-year unlawful-presence bar simply by leaving.”

So people could sometimes travel abroad with AP and return without being hit with that bar.

What the new decision says

The BIA has now changed that rule.

The simplest way to think about it is:

Advance Parole still gives you permission to travel, but it may no longer protect you from the 3-year or 10-year unlawful-presence bar.

For example:

Person A

* Has accumulated 200 days of qualifying unlawful presence.
* Gets Advance Parole.
* Leaves the U.S.
* Under the new interpretation, that departure can trigger a 3-year bar.

Person B

* Has accumulated 2 years of qualifying unlawful presence.
* Gets Advance Parole.
* Leaves the U.S.
* That departure can potentially trigger a 10-year bar.

And importantly, having AP does not erase the unlawful presence that was already accumulated.