IMMIGRATION COUNTRY BAN SUSPENDED TILL FURTHER REVIEW
Today, June 12, 2026, USCIS officially confirmed it is complying with a federal court order that vacated three policies that have frozen immigration cases for hundreds of thousands of people since late 2025.
I know this because I read the actual court filing, a sworn declaration signed today by USCIS Deputy Director Angelica Alfonso-Royals, confirming compliance line by line.
Here is what got struck down:
PM 602-0192 — Froze all asylum applications and all benefit apps for nationals of 19 countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, and Yemen.
PM 602-0194 — Expanded that freeze to 16+ more countries including Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Venezuela, and Myanmar. 35+ nationalities total.
PA 2025-26 — Directed officers to use your country of birth as a “significant negative factor” against you in green card, EAD, and status decisions.
All three are now void. Agency-wide.
The Deputy Director’s declaration also confirms that USCIS systems are being updated to remove the holds, officers are receiving new guidance, and customer service has been instructed to tell the public the holds are gone.
One important caveat: USCIS disagrees with the ruling and may appeal. A stay is possible. Nothing in immigration is ever fully over until it’s over.
But right now, today, if your case was frozen, it should not be.
If you or someone you know has been waiting on a stalled application, this is the moment to act.
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