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A DHS interim final rule lets USCIS deny an immigration filing — and keep the fee — if it later finds the signature was not a valid handwritten (wet-ink) signature, even after the filing was already accepted.
The Fifth Circuit held 2–1 that the Due Process Clause entitles unadmitted immigrants held without bond under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) to a bond hearing within 90 days of detention, even though the statute itself provides none — affirming habeas relief for three long-term residents detained on routine traffic stops.
The Supreme Court held 6–3 that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully present, or lawfully but temporarily present, are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment — striking down Executive Order 14160.
USCIS reminds officers that adjustment of status is discretionary relief, not an automatic substitute for consular processing, even when an applicant is otherwise eligible.