In late 2025, a series of immigration enforcement actions at bonded warehouses drew national scrutiny. This highlighted a growing enforcement trend with direct implications for employers and immigrant workers across the Mid-Atlantic region. This includes New Jersey and Pennsylvania. These developments reinforce the need for careful compliance and risk management in logistics, warehousing, and related industries. This post examines several aspects. First, it explores what bonded warehouses READ MORE READ MORE

Congress seeks to end one benefit US. Citizens have enjoyed for over a century. READ MORE

Understanding the financial impact of the latest immigration reforms on asylum seekers, visa applicants, and mixed-status families On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R.1 – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that dramatically increases enforcement funding, tightens entry pathways, and—crucially—raises or introduces new immigration-related fees across nearly all categories. Supporters call it a long-overdue modernization READ MORE READ MORE

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released their final rule on Jan. 31, 2024, adjusting the price for certain immigration and naturalization fees. Every two years, the USCIS conducts a fee review. In the most recent biennial review, they determined that the “fees do not recover the full cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services.” In tandem with USCIS, DHS READ MORE READ MORE

With a new, albeit slight, majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans recently approved a rules package which will send a controversial immigration bill to the floor for a vote. The Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 seeks to upend the American immigration system. It creates new restrictions for those seeking asylum in the United States.  Many human rights organizations have already opposed the measure. The bill READ MORE READ MORE