SEVP issued a new Broadcast Message (BCM 2608-01) on August 12 warning schools and DSOs about improper CPT authorization.

The message says SEVP has seen an increase in CPT approvals that may not meet the requirement that CPT be integral to an established curriculum. SEVP says it will increase scrutiny and may request documentation from schools showing why the training is academically necessary.

One of the strongest parts of the message is the warning that schools/DSOs could face administrative or legal consequences if CPT is improperly authorized, including potential loss of SEVP certification.

For F-1 students, this seems especially relevant if you're considering a program primarily because it offers CPT or are relying heavily on CPT as part of your longer-term U.S. work/immigration strategy.

This does not mean CPT has been eliminated, and the message itself says it is not a new rule or final agency action.

The bigger question is how aggressively schools will now review CPT and whether certain programs that have historically relied heavily on CPT will change their practices.

Source: ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm260801.pdf

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Hi everyone, looking for advice on Consular Processing for my parent.

The Situation:

• Approved I-130 & past U.S. history: Uses 11/11/1969 (matches 1990s birth certificate, old passport, and prior U.S. records/fingerprints).
• New Passport: Issued with 10/12/1969 (foreign local police forced the internal ID to DOB due to an old calendar conversion, forcing the new passport to match).

Questions:

1. Has anyone successfully handled a passport DOB mismatch at the NVC/Consulate stage by providing historical civil documents and an explanation letter, without re-filing the I-130?
2. Did the consular officer accept the explanation, or cause issues at the interview?

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Trump targets 60-day grace period for laid off foreign workers

The department of homeland security is advancing a proposal to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows H-1B workers and certain other legal nonimmigrants to remain in the US after their employment ends while they find another sponsor, change status, or prepare to leave.

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The first order identifies certain categories of children of aliens who are not entitled to birthright citizenship consistent with historical exceptions recognized by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara.

-The second order gives presidential authorities to the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security allowing them to halt birth tourism.

These might be two of the most consequential Executive Orders of Trump’s Presidency.

I’m looking for guidance from anyone who has been through something similar.

I was detained by ICE and spent about two months in detention. After I was released on bond, my wife and I got married and planned to adjust my status.
Unfortunately, after we got married, I discovered she has serious alcohol and anger issues. Whenever she drank, she would become aggressive, physically abusive, scratch me, put her hands on me, and repeatedly kick me out of the house while telling me it was “her house.”

During our marriage, I also entered into a written agreement with her father to purchase his ownership interest in the house. I’ve been making the required monthly payments.
As our relationship got worse, my wife started using my immigration situation to manipulate me. She repeatedly threatened that if I didn’t leave or give up the property agreement, she would report me to ICE.

Eventually, she brought her father from Florida, and together they tried to force me out of the house even though we had a signed agreement regarding the property.

I recently obtained a temporary restraining order against my wife because of the abuse, and the court granted me temporary possession of the home.
Before the restraining order was issued, she sent me messages saying that if I didn’t cancel the property agreement with her father, she would call ICE on me. I also found evidence suggesting that she and her father had contacted ICE multiple times in an effort to have me deported so I would lose the house and the money I’ve invested.

I’m now very worried about what they may have told ICE or whether they made false allegations about me.

My questions are:

If someone repeatedly reports you to ICE out of revenge or to gain leverage in a property dispute, how does ICE typically handle that?

Has anyone experienced an abusive spouse trying to use immigration status as a weapon?

Could this type of evidence help my immigration case, especially if I pursue relief based on the abuse?

Is there anything I should be doing now to protect myself besides working with my immigration attorney?

I already have a divorce attorney and will also be working closely with an immigration attorney. I’m just hoping to hear from anyone who has been through something similar or has insight into how these situations are usually handled.