Immigration Surveillance, USCIS Processing Pauses & more | Immigration News Recap (Dec 5, 2025)

In the December 5, 2025 Weekly Immigration News Recap, Finn is joined by Kevin Andrews—Immigration Attorney and Founder. of Kevin Andrews Law.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
5:48 - USCIS Reaction to National Guard Shooting: Green Card Reexaminations, Asylum Pause, Expanded Travel Ban
27:48 - Project Firewall Expanding with 200 H-1B Investigations
54:00 - Immigration Surveillance Systems

Sources cited in this episode:

— ⁠Joseph Edlow on the Latest USCIS Actions⁠ (Newsmax — 1 December 2025)
— ⁠First on CNN: DHS recommends travel ban list include at least 10 more countries following DC shooting⁠ (CNN — 3 December 2025)
— ⁠Hold and Review of all Pending Asylum Applications and all USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens from High-Risk Countries⁠ (USCIS — 2 December 2025)
— ⁠USCIS Implements Additional National Security Measures in the Wake of National Guard Shooting by Afghan National⁠ (USCIS — 27 November 2025)
— ⁠Your Green Card Was Approved. USCIS May Re-Review It Anyway⁠ (Kevin J. Andrews — 3 December 2025)
— ⁠Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and Dependent H-4 Visa Applicants⁠ (State Department — 4 December 2025)
— ⁠Labor Department Expands H-1B Oversight, Tests Enforcement Power ⁠(Bloomberg Law — 2 December 2025)
— ⁠Project Firewall: 6 Red Flags You Need to Know ⁠(Kevin J. Andrews — 8 November 2025)
— ⁠ImmigrationOS: The Digital Sedition Act⁠ (Kevin J. Andrews — 5 October 2025)

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