Trump's green card memo dropped before a holiday weekend. Immigration lawyers say clients panicked.

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A Friday memo from the USCIS disrupted weekend plans for several immigration lawyers.

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I'm an immigration lawyer trying to keep up with the visa chaos. Laid-off tech workers are in a particularly tough spot — here's what you need to know.

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Tehmina Watson advises work visa holders to immediately gather documents proving their economic benefit to the US.

Tahmina Watson

I moved to California with my family for a better life. Moving back to Berlin was the real fresh start.

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Ruth Barry and her husband moved to California to be close to his family, then decided to go back to Germany.

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Google tells staff it will ramp up green card applications again in 2026. Here's who won't be eligible.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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The Trump administration pauses the green card lottery program

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that the Trump administration would be pausing the US green card lottery.

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The Big Tech Visa: 7 immigrants share their experience working in the US on the H-1B visa

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Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.

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Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan

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