USA immigration changes: week of 24 August 2026

US State Department has temporarily paused immigrant visa interviews at embassies and consulates worldwide

The US State Department has put immigrant visa interviews on hold at its posts around the world, reported in the week of 24 August 2026. This affects people waiting for a green card interview abroad, including family and employment-based applicants. No new interview date is promised while the pause lasts, so applicants should expect longer waits.

Reported by a news outlet. We could not find this on the government's own pages, so treat it as news rather than as a rule you can rely on. Check the official source before you act.

Reported by fragomen.com: https://www.fragomen.com/insights/united-states-state-department-temporarily-pauses-immigrant-visa-interviews-worldwide.html

US federal judge refuses to block the new presidential order on birthright citizenship, decision reported 28 August 2026

On 28 August 2026 a United States federal judge declined to grant an injunction that would have stopped the new executive order on birthright citizenship from being applied. This is a court decision only: it can be appealed, and it is not itself a change to any published immigration rule. It matters to people on temporary visas, such as students and workers, whose children are born in the United States.

This is a court decision, not a change to the rules. It may be appealed, and the authority may not have changed what it publishes. Nothing to act on yet.

Reported by a news outlet. We could not find this on the government's own pages, so treat it as news rather than as a rule you can rely on. Check the official source before you act.

Reported by aljazeera.com: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/us-judge-denies-injunction-against-trumps-new-birthright-citizenship-order

US plans to remove the 60-day grace period for temporary visa holders after a job ends; proposal cleared review on about 27 August 2026

The Department of Homeland Security's plan to end the 60-day grace period for people on temporary work visas finished its federal review stage in the week of 24 August 2026. This is only a proposed rule: nothing has changed yet, and no one can rely on or apply under it. If it is later published and takes effect, workers such as H-1B holders would have less time in the United States after a job ends.

This is an announcement, not a law. Nothing has changed yet, announced plans are often changed or dropped, and there is nothing to apply under until it is in force.

Reported by a news outlet. We could not find this on the government's own pages, so treat it as news rather than as a rule you can rely on. Check the official source before you act.

Reported by fragomen.com: https://www.fragomen.com/insights/united-states-dhs-proposal-to-eliminate-60-day-nonimmigrant-grace-period-clears-federal-review.html