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Court Issues Administrative Stay of Certain USCIS Policies

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A federal court in Massachusetts issued an administrative stay blocking certain USCIS policies that were based on H.R. 1, the Reconciliation Act of 2025. The stay was granted in response to an emergency motion filed by the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts and other plaintiffs. This order temporarily halts implementation of those policies while the legal challenge proceeds. The specific policies affected have not been detailed in this announcement.
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On July 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order in Venez. Ass’n of Mass., et al. v. United States Citizenship and Immigr. Servs., et al., 26-cv-13038-NMG (D. Mass.), granting, in part, plaintiffs’ emergency motion for an administrative stay of certain USCIS policies based on H.R. 1, the Reconciliation Act of 2025—known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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