In removal proceedings, USCIS decides the I-130 and the immigration judge decides the I-485, unless you were paroled. Here is the 2026 rulebook, from jurisdiction to the judge's order.

One regulation governs every foreign-language document in your marriage case, and a 2017 USCIS memo decides who may interpret. Here is what to translate, what to bring, and who to bring.

A new BIA precedent, Matter of K-K-U-J-, says bad advice from a notario or other non-lawyer generally will not reopen an in absentia removal order. Here is what still works.

Before the money comes the passport. As of September 2026, here is how the E-2 treaty country list works, who is left off it, and how the 50 percent ownership rule, dual nationality, the citizenship-by-investment restriction, and reciprocity shape an E-2 case.

EOIR filing fees rose on October 1, 2026. Here are the current amounts for BIA appeals, motions to reopen, cancellation of removal and the I-485 in court, and what stays the same.

The BIA's September 2026 decision in Matter of Diji lets notice mailed to an old address support an in absentia order. Here is who it affects and what still works.

As of September 2026, USCIS still issues U visa bona fide determination work permits. Here is what it checks, what the four-year (c)(14) EAD covers, and which 2026 changes could affect it.

Country conditions evidence can decide an asylum case in immigration court. Here is how judges in Philadelphia and Elizabeth, the BIA, and the Third Circuit weigh it in 2026, and how to build a record that holds up on appeal.

A chronological walk through marriage-based AOS interview day at the USCIS Philadelphia Field Office, from the night before to the notices and green card that follow, current as of September 2026.

The public charge rule now governs green card filings from September 18, 2026. What its text actually says, how family benefits are treated, and where the three lawsuits stand.