Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 12, 2026.
10/12/26
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Federal Agencies
On September 21, 2026, defendants in Medani v. Trump filed a Declaration of John Armstrong, Principal Deputy Assist Sec, DOS Bureau of Consular Affairs, as well as three official DOS cables.
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Practice Resources
The DOS Liaison Committee provides a sample template for a public charge statement in support of an immigrant visa.
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The Court stayed DHS’s policy not to collect biometrics required for pending USCIS applications for people in ICE detention. The policy was announced in USCIS Policy Alert PA-2025-28 in December 2025. (J.Z. v. DHS, 10/7/26)
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DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that IJs should generally deny asylum applications filed by nationals of highly developed, democratic countries that respect and protect human rights and that EU citizens are presumptively ineligible for a discretionary asylum grant. Matter of B–S–A–N–, 30 I&N Dec. 145 (BIA 2026)
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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 9, 2026.
10/9/26
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