USCIS has quietly reversed a policy that had placed thousands of foreign doctors in the United States at risk of losing work authorization and, in some cases, their underlying immigration status. Under a Department of...
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USCIS haults immigration for Nationals of 19 “High-Risk” Countries – What Just Happened?
December, 2025
In late November 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a directive that immediately stopped the processing of immigration applications from nationals of 19 designated “high-risk”...
The United States has significantly expanded its travel ban policy, now affecting nationals from 19 countries and potentially impacting around 125,000 individuals each year. This new measure introduces strict visa...