July 28, 2025 - Weekly Immigration News Recap
In the July 28, 2025 Weekly Immigration News Recap, Finn is joined by Elizabeth Garvish—Founder and Managing Member of Garvish Immigration Law Group—for an in-depth breakdown of the week’s biggest immigration developments.
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Featured Commentary:
– Doug Rand’s post on “weighted selection process” for H-1B visas: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7351944788834717696
– Sameer Khedekar’s update on NTAs for H-1B holders in their grace period: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7354126204968292353
Sources cited in this episode:
– DHS Crafting Rule for Weighted Selection of H-1B Petitions (Bloomberg Law — 18 July 2025): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/dhs-crafting-new-rule-for-weighted-selection-of-h-1b-petitions
– Agency Behind Green Cards, Work Permits Expands Enforcement Role (Bloomberg Law — 22 July 2025): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/agency-behind-green-cards-work-permits-expands-enforcement-role
– USCIS Initiates Removal Proceedings Against 26,000 Aliens Since February: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-initiates-removal-proceedings-against-26000-aliens-since-february
– ICE Director Comments on Cracking Down on Employer (CBS News — 21 July 2025 — 10:30–12:33): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/todd-lyons-ice-director-face-the-nation-transcript-07-20-2025
– ICE Declares Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Ineligible for Bond Hearings (Washington Post — 15 July 2025): https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/07/14/ice-trump-undocumented-immigrants-bond-hearings
– 4th Cir. Lets Afghans’ Temporary Immigrant Protections Lapse (Bloomberg Law — 22 July 2025): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/tk-6
– 'Escalation:' Federal Agents Now Detaining People with Active Immigration Cases at Routine Court Hearings (USA Today — 18 July 2025): https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/18/migrants-immigration-court-trump-crackdown/84614161007
