Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS Policy Alert (PA 2025-16) on Discretionary Factors in Immigration Benefit Requests
8/19/25
AILA Doc. No. 25082032.
Adjustment of Status, Business Immigration, EB-5 Investors, Humanitarian Parole, National Interest Waivers, Students & Schools, Waivers
USCIS updated Policy Manual guidance on factors that officers may consider in benefit requests that require an exercise of discretion, including individuals’past requests for parole and alleged involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations, effective 8/19/25. Feedback is due 9/19/25.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 25082032.