On July 9, 2022, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new policy in which "it should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing, unless release is prohibited by law or...

In early 2020, the Department of State issued a new policy alert, asserting that pregnant women who seek to enter the US on a B-1/B-2 visa (for visiting friends or family or for medical treatment) will face additional scrutiny. The proposed policy aims to reduce what is known as “birth...

"If I am a U.S. Citizen, will my child born outside the U.S. become a U.S. citizen too by default?" I suspect you'd be disappointed if the answer to this question was clear-cut and easy. But like so much in immigration law, the answer is... "depends." Here are some basic guidelines for this...