Immigrant Visa Backlog Discussion with Neal Vermillion
Division Chief Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
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DOS Consular
USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Committee updated its practice alert regarding the closure of USCIS international field offices in light of the announcement that USCIS plans to maintain operations at seven of its international field offices.
USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Committee updated its practice alert regarding the closure of USCIS international field offices in light of the announcement that USCIS plans to maintain operations at seven of its international field offices.
DOS Suspends Routine Visa Services at All U.S. Embassies and Consulates
In response to significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of State is temporarily suspending routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Embassies and consulates will cancel all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant...
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- DHS Blasts ICE Detainees' Lengthy Conditions Complaint January 6, 2026The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging an Illinois federal judge to toss a class action claiming federal immigration officials subjected detainees to inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area holding facility, saying the complaint is "unnecessarily long" and otherwise fails to plead valid constitutional or procedural claims.