USCIS approved 37,975 I-140 immigrant worker petitions in Q3 of fiscal year 2026, with India accounting for 13,923 of those approvals — nearly double China’s total — spanning all employment-based preference categories from EB1 through EB3.
USCIS data through the third quarter of FY2026 shows over 567,000 TPS applications pending, with Haiti and Ukraine accounting for the vast majority of the backlog across all designated countries.
USCIS data for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 shows over 575,000 waiver cases pending, with the I-192 waiver accounting for the largest share. Just over 45,000 new waiver applications were received during the same period.
USCIS data through FY2026 Q3 shows more than 122,000 I-914 T visa applications pending, with filings surging dramatically in recent years and approval numbers remaining far below the volume of cases waiting for a decision.
A Nevada man faces federal naturalization fraud charges after allegedly concealing multiple sexual assaults on his citizenship application and during a sworn USCIS interview, obtaining U.S. citizenship just days after committing the second offense. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
A federal court has temporarily vacated the USCIS Diversity Visa hold policy, ordering the agency to resume adjudicating affected adjustment of status applications without applying PM-602-0193. USCIS has stated it disagrees with the ruling but will comply while pursuing further judicial review.
New USCIS data from June 2026 shows the China EB-1 backlog now extends into 2023 priority dates, with thousands of applicants still awaiting availability — find out where each preference category stands and what it may mean for your green card timeline.
USCIS approved over 42,600 Special Immigrant Juvenile petitions in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026, with average processing times rising steadily throughout the period, reaching roughly 204 days by June 2026.
USCIS is notifying eligible El Salvador TPS holders that their expired employment authorization documents are extended through the El Salvador TPS EAD expiration date of September 9, 2026, coinciding with the end of the country’s TPS designation period.
USCIS is notifying certain Sudan TPS holders that their expired employment authorization documents have been extended through October 19, 2026, aligning with the end of Sudan’s TPS designation. Learn which EAD categories qualify and how Sudan TPS EAD extensions will be verified.
