On September 14, 2026, a Massachusetts federal district court temporarily blocked a Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) regulation scheduled to take effect on September 15, 2026. The regulation would have ended the longstanding “Duration of Status” (“D/S”) system for international students, exchange visitors foreign media representatives, and their qualifying dependents. In Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. , the Court postponed the effective date of the rule and prohibited DHS and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) from implementing it while the litigation continues. As a result, the existing D/S framework remains in place. The Court has not, however, vacated the rule or issued a final decision on the merits of the case.
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On May 28, 2026, the White House quietly added a new page to its website: whitehouse.gov/aliens, or simply known by its shorthand domain, aliens.gov. Upon clicking, visitors are greeted by glowing green text scrolling up a starry black background in a style reminiscent of The X-Files. “Grotesque and terrifying and juvenile” is how Ernesto Verdeja, a genocide-prevention expert at the University of Notre Dame describes it and we couldn’t agree more.
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USCIS to Add Special Agents to Enforce Immigration Laws
On September 4, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the agency will now be authorized to employ its own law enforcement agents with arrest powers in accordance with the final rule printed in the Federal Register on September 5, 2025.
Read moreAre Your I-9s in Order? What Every Employer Needs to Know About I-9 Compliance, Audits, and E-Verify
When onboarding new employees, most US employers are aware they must complete Form I-9 for every employee, but far fewer are prepared when the government comes calling. Given President Trump’s immigration directives, which focus heavily on enforcement efforts, the probability surrounding possible increases in site visits and surprise audits by various agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) , maintaining accurate I-9 records is not an option, but a legal obligation with real consequences. Is your business ready?
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