Convicted Child Sex Offender in Texas Denaturalized With Help From USCIS

McALLEN, Texas — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to the investigation that led to the denaturalization of Carlos Noe Gallegos, a convicted child sex offender. The U.S. attorney's office made the announcement.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued the order stripping Gallegos, a Mexican national, of his citizenship after he concealed from USCIS during his naturalization process in 2010 the fact that he had sexually assaulted a child. Gallegos failed to disclose both his criminal acts but pleaded guilty to the crime after becoming a U.S. citizen. The court found that Gallegos's criminal conduct made him ineligible for naturalization and that his citizenship was illegally obtaine

April 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For April 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-april-2026.aspx

Please see below analysis of April 2026 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+5 Months 23 Days	+5 Months 23 Days	+5 Months 23 Days	+1 Month 24 Days	+2 Months
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+5 Months 21 Days	+5 Months 21 Days	+5 Months 21 Days	No Change	+3 Months 17 Days
F3	+3 Months 14 Days	+3 Months 14 Days	+3 Months 14 Days	No Change	+4 Months
F4	+5 Months	+5 Months	No Change	No Change	+5 Months

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months	+4 Months 14 Days	No Change
F2A	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days
F2B	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	+3 Months	No Change
F3	+4 Months	+4 Months	+4 Months	No Change	+1 Month 14 Days
F4	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	No Change	No Change	+2 Months 7 Days

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

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April 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from April 1 to April 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAY17	01MAY17	01MAY17	15FEB07	01MAY13
F2A	01FEB24	01FEB24	01FEB24	01FEB23	01FEB24
F2B	22MAY17	22MAY17	22MAY17	15FEB09	08APR13
F3	22DEC11	22DEC11	22DEC11	01MAY01	01JUL05
F4	08JUN08	08JUN08	01NOV06	08APR01	01FEB07

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAR18	01MAR18	01MAR18	15APR08	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	08AUG17	08AUG17	08AUG17	15MAY10	01OCT13
F3	22NOV12	22NOV12	22NOV12	01JUL01	15JUL06
F4	15MAY09	15MAY09	15DEC06	30APR01	22MAR08

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Yemen

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a Federal Register notice regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen.

After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Yemen no longer meets the statutory requirements for designation for TPS and <a target='_blank' href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-terminates-temporary-protected-status-for-yemen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8e202430-cabf-420f-8b7c-8

Salvadoran Child Molester in North Carolina Denaturalized and Ordered Deported

USCIS assisted with the investigation

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced convicted child molester Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, 58, a native of El Salvador, to active prison time after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The judge also revoked his citizenship and ordered him removed from the United States.

Alvarado confessed to knowingly making materially false statements under oath and penalty of perjury on his naturalization application and during a naturalization interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. He denied his criminal activity and lied to USCIS officials to gain immigration benefits. Alvarado naturalized on Oct. 12, 2022.

On April 25, 2023, police arrested Alvarado and charged him with committing multiple sex offenses against a child. On July 8, 2025,

USCIS Plays Key Role in Denaturalization Process to Begin for Former Mayor of the City of North Miami

The former elected official committed document and marriage fraud to obtain U.S. citizenship

MIAMI – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice led an investigation that has resulted in the filing this week of a civil denaturalization complaint in the U.S. District Court of Miami, Florida against former Mayor of the City of North Miami, Philippe Bien-Aime.

Philippe Bien-Aime, also known as Jean Philippe Janvier, a native of Haiti, used two identities to procure immigration benefits — and eventually acquire U.S. citizenship — after illegally entering the United States.

Bien-Aime's immigration fraud was discovered and confirmed through a comparison of fingerprints that he provided under the two identities. That comparison is part of an ongoing national initiative

DHS Proposes Rule to Prioritize Americans' Safety by Strengthening Screening of Asylum Seekers

Changes to work permits would reduce meritless applications, processing times, and backlog

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a rule to reduce the incentive for aliens to file fraudulent asylum claims so they can obtain work authorizations.

"For too long, a fraudulent asylum claim has been an easy path to working in the United States, overwhelming our immigration system with meritless applications," said a DHS Spokesperson. "We are proposing an overhaul of the asylum system to enforce the rules and reduce the backlog we inherited from the prior administration. Aliens are not entitled to work while we process their asylum applications. The Trump administration is strengthening the vetting of asylum applicants and restoring integrity to the asylum and work