Archive - Immigration Docket

USCIS Says Adjustment of Status Is Now an "Extraordinary" Favor. The Statute, the Regulations, and the Agency's Own Policy Manual Say…

A new policy memo seeks to rewrite U.S. immigration law without undergoing rulemaking. What it actually does, what it cannot legally do & what it means…

May 22 • Julie C. Hancock

March 2026

Rapid Analysis: Diversity Visa Rule, Transgender Applicants, and the Fraud Claims Circulating Online

Separating regulatory changes from viral claims about fraud, immigration status, and denaturalization risk.

Mar 15 • Julie C. Hancock

December 2025

The Trump Gold Card

Buying extraordinary ability with extraordinary wealth

Dec 18, 2025 • Julie C. Hancock

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