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Allow me to be speculative on the release of September 2026 Visa Bulletin:

The Department of State typically publishes the monthly Visa Bulletin during the third week of the month preceding its effective date. The federal fiscal year closes on September 30, the release of the September bulletin is often subject to careful end-of-year data compilation, final demand tallies, and cross-agency coordination with USCIS to evaluate remaining annual visa numbers.

As the fiscal year draws to a close, the Department of State must tightly manage the remaining annual statutory caps for family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories.

All eyes are wide open as we wait for the news!

According to a recent news report by fox news and posted on X: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration is revoking visas held by foreign nationals who violate U.S. laws or immigration rules, with affected individuals potentially subject to removal from the United States.

The report states that more than 175,000 visas have been revoked. The violations and allegations cited include assault, DUI, theft, drug-related offenses, reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud, and embezzlement.

Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf argued that visas are a discretionary immigration benefit rather than a right and that the Secretary of State has authority to revoke visas when applicable legal requirements are violated.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 11 people in connection with an alleged decade-long immigration fraud scheme involving more than 1,000 sham marriages between U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, primarily Chinese nationals.

According to prosecutors, the scheme allegedly operated for more than a decade and was designed to help foreign nationals obtain lawful permanent residency through fraudulent marriages.

Authorities allege that:

- Foreign nationals were charged as much as $100,000 for assistance in arranging a sham marriage and pursuing a green card.

- U.S. citizens were allegedly paid as much as $30,000 to participate in the marriages.

- Recruiters allegedly sought out U.S. citizens willing to participate.

- Facilitators allegedly arranged marriages, immigration paperwork and preparation for USCIS interviews.

- Some defendants allegedly staged wedding or family photographs to make the relationships appear genuine.

- Attorneys, tax preparers and marriage officiants were allegedly involved in different parts of the operation.

- Prosecutors say some of the marriages were also arranged overseas.

The case was brought in the Southern District of New York and prosecutors describe it as one of the largest marriage-fraud prosecutions in U.S. history.

What could this mean for legitimate marriage-based immigration?

As posted by fox news on X: The State Department is considering a proposal that would require certain foreign nationals applying for permanent residence to post a refundable $100,000 bond as proof of financial self-sufficiency.

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the idea is intended to ensure that new immigrants are able to support themselves financially and contribute more to society than they receive in public benefits. The administration also says the proposal is aimed at protecting taxpayer-funded programs from the costs associated with immigrants who may arrive with significant medical or other financial needs.

At this stage, the proposal is still under consideration, and details such as who would be required to post the bond and how the program would operate have not yet been finalized.

As posted on X by MS NOW : Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are expected to lose their work authorization, marking the first major wave of TPS terminations after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to move forward with ending these protections.

According to an analysis by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, about 70% of TPS holders participate in the U.S. workforce, with many employed in industries that have long relied on their labor.

Sectors expected to be most affected include: Farming, Hospitality, Construction, Healthcare

Business groups and some economists have raised concerns about potential labor shortages if large numbers of authorized workers leave these industries. Others argue that ending TPS is consistent with the program's temporary purpose and immigration enforcement priorities.

How significant do you think the impact will be on employers, workers, and the broader U.S. economy? Will Americans take up the jobs they have been doing?

According to several posts on X: Stephen Miller said the Trump administration, is working with treasury secretary Scott Bessent, is moving forward with plans aimed at restricting undocumented immigrants' access to U.S. banking services.

According to Miller, limiting access to bank accounts, credit cards, and direct deposit services is intended to encourage voluntary departures from the United States. He argued that many undocumented immigrants participate in the financial system rather than remaining outside of it.

Miller also stated that the treasury department has issued updated guidance to financial institutions and plans to hold additional meetings with banks to discuss implementation of the proposed measures.

August Visa Bulletin is out and ROW had forward movement by 1 month

China moved by less than 2 weeks while Philippines and India remained stagnant

According to an interview by Laura Ingraham posted on X: Mike Rowe, CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, says the U.S. is facing a major shortage of skilled trades workers, with industries struggling to find enough qualified machinists, welders, electricians, and other technical professionals.

According to Rowe, the defense sector alone needs 400,000 of skilled workers to meet growing demand, including projects such as submarine construction. He argues that if the Department of Defense needs these workers, it's an issue that affects the entire country.

The majority of us will agree most Americans don't train in skilled blue- collar jobs they go for degrees. Immigrants are the ones who train as welders and electrons.

What do you think? Could expanding vocational training and skilled trades help address U.S. labor shortages, or should immigration also play a larger role in filling these workforce gaps?

According to a BBC: President Trump says he plans to immediately ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision affirming birthright citizenship.

Last week, the Court ruled 6–3 that children born in the United States are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment, including those born to parents who are in the country unlawfully or temporarily. The decision effectively blocked Trump's executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship.

Although Supreme Court rules allow parties to request a rehearing within 25 days of a decision, such requests are rarely granted, and the Court has not agreed to rehear a decided case in decades.

Following the ruling, Trump criticized the decision and said he will continue pursuing efforts to end birthright citizenship, either through a rehearing request or future legislation passed by Congress.

Source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx23zk1jp1go

According to various posts on X: Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is increasing enforcement against alleged abuse of the H-1B visa program, arguing that the program should be reserved for highly skilled professionals rather than being used to reduce wages for American workers.

According to Vance, the H-1B program was originally intended to help the United States attract exceptional talent, including technology professionals, scientists, and doctors. He claimed that some large corporations and foreign actors have exploited the system to undercut American wages.

Vance said the administration is tightening access to the H-1B program and that the Department of Labor has launched dozens of subpoenas and investigations targeting what he described as foreign fraudsters attempting to misuse the visa system.

As shared by ABC news and other outlets in X: The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. by executive order, reaffirming more than a century of legal precedent and national tradition that babies born on American soil are automatically American citizens

According to CBS News on X: When asked whether he would accept a Supreme Court ruling against his administration's position on birthright citizenship, President Trump said he would respect the Court's decision because it is the nation's highest court.

At the same time, he argued that birthright citizenship is harmful to the United States, claiming it is costly and that most other countries do not have a similar policy. Trump said he believes the country would be better off if the Supreme Court does not uphold the current interpretation of birthright citizenship but acknowledged that the final decision rests with the justices.

According to a post on X: President Trump said the upcoming Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship is "a very big" case and argued that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause was intended to address the status of children born to formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, not modern-day immigration.

President Trump acknowledged that the Supreme Court may rule against his position but emphasized that he believes the birthright citizenship case is one of the most important immigration issues before the Court.

All eyes are on the supreme court, whichever decision they come up with will be massive from either side

July Visa Bulletin is out and applicants from Row and Mexico can celebrate after stagnation in the last 2 months Visa Bulletin. Previous Visa Bulletin was 1st June 2024 now it's 1st August 2024

China has 4 + months movement. Previous was 1st August 2021 now it has jumped up to 22nd December 2021. India had a 2 week movement However Philippines stagnated and it remains on 1st August 2023

As reported by CNN and posted on X, a federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump's requirement that H-1B visa applicants pay a $100,000 application fee.

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that the administration did not have the legal authority to impose the fee, stating that only Congress can make changes to federal immigration law that create new financial requirements. In his decision, the judge described the fee as a tax and concluded that Congress had never delegated that power to the executive branch.

The administration argued that existing immigration laws gave the president broad authority to modify immigration policies. However, Sorokin rejected that argument, finding that those laws do not authorize a president to levy fees of this nature on H-1B petitions.

The ruling blocks the policy and reinforces the principle that major changes to immigration fees and requirements must come from Congress rather than unilateral executive action.

My question is will applicants still pay the fee or follow the courts ruling? What happens to the new applicants?

Source:

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/08/politics/federal-judge-voids-trumps-usd100-000-fee-requirement-for-h-1b-visas?Date=20260608&Profile=cnnbrk&utm\_content=1780944010&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=twitter

According to the associated Press post on X: An internal memo indicates embassies and consulates in Africa that process visa applications will be reduced from 50 to 20 regional processing hubs

The U.S. government is planning a major restructuring of visa processing operations across Africa. It has also scaled back personnel at embassies and consulates around the world.

The new rules mean that a citizen of a non-hub country will have to travel to one of the 20 approved sites, which could pose formidable travel challenges and costs, However Consular sections in non-hub countries will stay open but be limited in the services they can offer. They will still be able to assist American citizens with passport renewals and emergency consular requests as well as special national interest cases and diplomatic visa applications.

If finalized, applicants from countries without a designated hub may need to travel to another country to attend visa interviews or complete processing, potentially adding significant travel costs, logistical challenges, and longer wait times. While consular sections in non-hub countries would remain open, their services would be limited primarily to assisting U.S. citizens, handling emergency cases, national-interest matters, and diplomatic visas. designated processing hubs are expected to include locations such as Nairobi, Accra, Addis Ababa, Lagos, Kampala, Kigali, Johannesburg, Dakar, and several other regional centers across the continent.

Source:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-report-u-s-to-drastically-slash-the-number-of-embassies-in-africa-that-can-process-visas

For the last 2 months EB3 has remained stagnant for ROW, Mexico and the Philippines.

China and India had a slight movement of 6 & 4 weeks respectively.

EB1& EB2 remain current for ROW, Mexico and the Philippines while EB1 & EB2 China remained stagnant and India had some movements.

According to a recent interview on Just the News and shared on X: USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said that U.S. citizenship is one of the most precious gifts and emphasized that immigrants should be fully assimilated before becoming citizens.

Edlow stated that applicants should be able to speak, understand, and write English, and also be attached to our principles and Constitution. He argued that these standards were weakened under the previous administration and said the current administration is taking major steps to restore them.

The big question is, what does it mean by assimilation in practice?