USCIS

Providence Immigration Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

A Providence attorney pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with a scheme to defraud immigration clients and evade federal taxes.
uscis.gov

USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Fees to Cover Program Costs and Strengthen Integrity Measures

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating fees for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to ensure EB-5 fees fully recover the cost of operating the program, meet statutory ...
uscis.gov

Man Charged with Naturalization Fraud; Three Others Face Denaturalization

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment charging Sha Bahadur Ghaley, 42, a naturalized citizen from Bhutan, with naturalization fraud. The U.S. attorney’s ...
uscis.gov

Five Defendants Charged with Defrauding and Exploiting H-2A Visa Program to Smuggle Aliens into the United States

ATLANTA — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) supported a federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of five people for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa ...
uscis.gov

Immigration Attorney Arrested in Alleged Fraud Scheme

HOUSTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to an investigation leading to the indictment and arrest of a Houston area immigration attorney. Alla Nowowiejski, 44, ...
uscis.gov

Peruvian Alien Indicted for Illegally Voting

WICHITA, Kan. — A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Peruvian alien with multiple criminal offenses arising from allegedly voting in a federal election despite not being a U.S. citizen. The U.S.
uscis.gov

Update on Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine (Release: Sept. 03, 2026)

This guidance supplements the Update on Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine message posted on Aug. 14, 2026. ALERT: The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Ukraine and related benefits ...
uscis.gov

Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (Release: Sept. 03, 2026)

This guidance supplements the Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador message posted on Aug. 12, 2026. ALERT: The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of El Salvador and related ...
uscis.gov

Recent Court Order on Hold Policies

On Aug. 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Red Eagle Law, L.C., et al., v. Joseph B. Edlow, 26-cv-04850-CRB (NDCA), enjoining PM 602-0192, and ...
uscis.gov

DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee

WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to establish a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The ...
uscis.gov

Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (Release: Aug. 12, 2026)

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
uscis.gov

USCIS Plays Key Role in Takedown of Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Ring

NEW YORK – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the indictment unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate ...