U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026. The filing dates for the second and third allocations for the supplemental H-2B visas for FY 2026 are now available.
H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026
USCIS received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2026.
Please see May 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 08JUN17 | 08JUN17 | 08JUN17 | 15APR07 | 01JUN13 |
| F2A | 08APR24 | 08APR24 | 08APR24 | 01APR23 | 08APR24 |
| F2B | 15JUN17 | 15JUN17 | 15JUN17 | 01JUN09 | 15MAY13 |
| F3 | 15JAN12 | 15JAN12 | 15JAN12 | 08MAY01 | 01SEP05 |
| F4 | 22JUN08 | 22JUN08 | 15NOV06 | 01MAY01 | 01APR07 |
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 15MAR18 | 15MAR18 | 15MAR18 | 22JUN08 | 08JUN15 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP10 | 08NOV13 |
| F3 | 01DEC12 | 01DEC12 | 01DEC12 | 08JUL01 | 15SEP06 |
| F4 | 15JUN09 | 15JUN09 | 08JAN07 | 22MAY01 | 01APR08 |
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
Please see below analysis of April 2026 Visa Bulletin:
| 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 |
| 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 |
For analysis of April 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-analysis-april-2026.aspx
April 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from April 1 to April 30 only). Please see below for more details.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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,