USCIS proposes an interim final rule (IFR) regarding refugee cases USCIS intends to terminate, which significantly shortens the number of days an individual with refugee status has to respond to USCIS notification that it intends to terminate their refugee status.
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Immigration News
Monthly newsletter brought to you by the members of the Family Section Steering Committee
The content of this email was created by Kathleen Irish, the AILA Family Section Chair, along with the assistance of other members of the Family Section Steering Committee.
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 13, 2026.
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Practice Resources
AILA’s DOS Committee has received reports from members that the DS-260 now includes several new and expanded questions on travel history, spouses/partners, prior passports, and nationalities. The new questions have caused technical issues and raise concerns about the notice and comment process.
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held a noncitizen who returns to a country of claimed persecution under advance parole abandons their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection absent compelling reasons, and that mandatory bars turn on the record. Matter of M–R–I–, 30 I&N Dec. 137 (BIA 2026)
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that the respondent did not show he was not a danger where he drove long-haul trucks without a valid commercial driver’s license, and that an ambiguous social connection and uncertain financial ability do not establish a valid sponsor. Matter of M–S–V–, 30 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 2026)
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