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New Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Reopen Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery for 2027 and 2028
On November 1, 2026, a new federal lawsuit, Ivannikov v. Rubio (Case No. 2:26-cv-12783), was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, challenging the Trump administration’s failure to open registration for the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program. T
News · Source: Visa Lawyer Blog · Source published
Green Card Options: Does Your Company Do Research? The Green Card Option Most Employers Overlook
It’s Not Just for Professors When people hear about the EB-1B green card, they usually think of university professors. The category’s official name, “Outstanding Professors and Researchers,” doesn’t help. But the law was written to cover private companies too. If your business ha
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Source published
November 2026 China EB-2 and EB-3: keep the two Visa Bulletin charts separate
The November bulletin now covers the applicable month. Its priority-date thresholds, USCIS’s monthly filing-chart choice and an employer’s current sponsorship commitment answer different questions.
Openbound analysis · Source: U.S. Department of State · Openbound updated
PERM modernization clears OIRA review: what the proposal milestone means
An official October 23 record confirms completion of White House review at the proposed-rule stage. Applicants still need published text and applicable dates before drawing conclusions about a case.
Openbound analysis · Source: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs · Openbound updated
PERM Modernization Rule Clears OMB Review: What Employers Should Know
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to modernize the PERM labor certification process has cleared an important regulatory milestone. On October 23, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of the proposed rule, titled Modernizing the Labor Ma
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Source published
Court ruling fails to end wait for thousands of immigrants stuck abroad without visas
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries.
News · Source: NPR · Source published
75-Country Visa Pause Update: Only 318 Visa Approvals as Thousands Remain Delayed
The Trump administration’s 75-country immigrant visa pause may be over following a federal court ruling, but thousands of previously refused applications remain unresolved. In an October 5, 2026 court filing, the State Department revealed that only 706 affected applications were
News · Source: Visa Lawyer Blog · Source published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork…
Official update · Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Source published
October 2026 Adjustment of Status: Dates for Filing for Family and Employment Categories
UPDATE TO: October 2026 Visa Bulletin USCIS has confirmed that applicants may use the Dates for Filing charts for both family-sponsored and employment-based adjustment-of-status filings in October 2026. Check your category, country of chargeability, and priority date before filin
News · Source: Murthy Law Firm · Openbound updated
Immigration split screen: Microsoft gets a crackdown and a medal
The Trump administration said Thursday that it was suspending Microsoft from a key program used to sponsor employees for green cards. Later that day, the administration honored the tech giant's CEO ...
News · Source: Axios · Openbound updated
Mamdani sues Trump administration over new immigration rule – video
Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayor, announced on 14 September that New York City, alongside several other major cities, will sue the Trump administration over a new rule that would make it more easy to deny green cards and visas to immigrants based on their need of public benefit
News · Source: The Guardian · Openbound updated
Vance says Microsoft replaced laid-off workers with foreign hires. Here’s what the visa data shows
The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe and six IT services firms from PERM, the Labor Department program that lets employers sponsor foreign workers for green cards. Vice President JD ...
News · Source: CNBC · Openbound updated