U.S. Expands Social Media Vetting to H-1B & H-4 Visa Applicants — What You Need to Know
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced a major expansion of its visa-application screening process: beginning December 15, 2025, all applicants for H‑1B visa and their dependents under H‑4 visa will be subject to the same...
Michael Wildes Career Profiled with Focus on the Remedy of Cancellation of Removal
Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. Managing Partner Michael Wildes’ interviewed on Spanish Instagram Channel regarding Cancellation of Removal. Click here to view the broadcast https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPPWEDJEpQf/?igsh=MTVyaTlxNWJxZXZnbQ== Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. was founded in 1960 by Michael’s father, Leon Wildes, whose best-known accomplishment was...
Bond Granted for Client in Wake of Maldonado Bautista v. Garland
On December 2, 2025, our firm secured a hard-fought and exceptional bond victory for a Guatemalan national who had been detained for months following the sweeping consequences of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in Matter of Yajure-Hurtado. Under that...
DHS Ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti will end on February 3, 2026. This decision impacts more than 300,000 Haitian nationals currently living in the United States under TPS protections....
Josh Wildes Interviewed on Student Athletes
Josh Wildes, Associate Attorney at Wildes & Weinberg, was recently interviewed by The Columbia Missourian on F-1 Student-Athletes x Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deals. Click here to read the article: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/missed-opportunities-mu-international-athletes-face-nil-restrictions-other-athletes-dont/article_d3db602e-4c6e-4db1-a7f0-1780a293f48d.html Josh Wildes has extensive experience with immigration law....
New State Department Guidance on “Public Charge” May Expand Visa Denials: What Employers and Applicants Need to Know
November 24, 2025 Recent media reports have highlighted a newly surfaced State Department cable that appears to significantly broaden how U.S. consular officers can apply the “public charge” grounds of inadmissibility. Because this guidance may affect visa applicants across categories—from...
