A Cuban lawful permanent resident in Missouri has been indicted on two counts of illegal voting by an alien in federal elections, allegedly casting ballots across 15 elections over 20 years. USCIS assisted in the investigation leading to his arrest.
USCIS is opening a new Charlotte Asylum Office on October 13, 2026, to serve asylum applicants residing in North Carolina and South Carolina. If you have a pending asylum case in either state, your interview location and jurisdiction may be affected by this change.
An Ohio doctor has been convicted of naturalization fraud after lying on his Form N-400 application and during a USCIS interview, concealing a prior guilty plea for attempting to poison his pregnant girlfriend. He now faces up to 10 years in prison and possible denaturalization.
An Italian national in Florida faces federal charges for voting by an alien in the 2024 general election and allegedly lying about it on a naturalization application. If convicted on all counts, Andrea Catanese could face up to 10 years in prison.
A former Syrian prison warden was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of torture and immigration fraud, including lying to U.S. officials to obtain a Green Card and pursue naturalization after entering the country in 2020.
After the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling on September 25, 2026, USCIS has restored SAVE functionality, allowing agencies to once again initiate cases using Social Security numbers and the bulk upload tool that had been blocked since June.
A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted ten noncitizens on noncitizen voter fraud charges, alleging illegal voting and false claims of U.S. citizenship across multiple elections. USCIS and ICE assisted the investigation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
USCIS has announced FY 2027 inflation-adjusted fee increases for select HR 1 immigration filings, including asylum applications, travel documents, employment authorization, and Temporary Protected Status. The updated fees take effect October 16, 2026, and submissions without the correct amount will be rejected.
USCIS has finalized updated EB-5 immigrant investor program fees, set to take effect November 30, 2026, designed to fully recover program operating costs and fund integrity measures including audits and site visits mandated by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022.
Florida prosecutors have charged 16 noncitizens with illegal voting by falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on voter registration forms, with USCIS confirming immigration status as part of the investigation. Authorities say additional arrests are expected as the probe continues.
