Updates and corrections
Every guide carries the date its sources were last checked. This page is the log behind those dates: what changed, what we got wrong and fixed, and what we recheck on a schedule. If you spot something that looks outdated, send us a correction.
Log
November 10, 2026 · Update
Free-help data refreshed from the Justice Department roster of Nov 8, 2026 (it was Oct 18). The tool and the Atlanta, Dallas and Denver pages now show the International Rescue Committee with 1 full and 53 partial representatives (it was 58), and the Atlanta pages show which full-accreditation representatives are marked as pending renewal, which under 8 CFR 1292.16 stays valid while the Justice Department decides. See the page →
November 10, 2026 · New
Atlanta immigration court (English) and free immigration lawyers in Atlanta (Spanish): the three Georgia courts with addresses and phones from EOIR, the Justice Department's pro bono list read in full (only three entries for the Atlanta court) and which recognized organizations can appear before a judge, from the roster of Nov 8, 2026. See the page →
November 10, 2026 · Update
TPS Venezuela: the guide said TPS had ended and left the courts out. On Oct 30 the Ninth Circuit denied the government a stay while the appeal goes on, and the press reports a 14-day administrative stay from about Nov 6. We rewrote the headline, answer, dates table and status board to say what is in force (the terminations) and what a court has ruled but is on hold (restoration, 2023 designation). The Oct 5, Oct 30, Nov 3 (briefing) and Nov 5 steps now cite the court orders themselves; the 14-day pause is marked Reported because we could not find that order in the public docket. See the page →
November 10, 2026 · New
Immigration reform in 2026: what DHS Secretary Mullin said on Nov 9, what has and has not passed, and the three bills that would help Venezuelans (H.R. 3310, 1348 and 1589). Also published in Spanish. See the page →
November 9, 2026 · Update
Travel advisory: we read the full State Department advisory of June 27, 2026 and the country information of April 20, 2026. The status board and the e-visa guide now list the Level 4 areas and why, the embassy's emergency-only consular services (U.S. visa services handled from Bogotá), and the entry requirements the State Department states. See the page →
November 9, 2026 · Change
We cut the service offer to the five guides where it solves the problem in the page (translation, birth certificate and apostille, SAIME passport, e-visa and asylum after TPS). It no longer appears on the court and field-office pages. See the page →
October 27, 2026 · Update
Tools now open with the answer; the three English–Spanish pairs link to each other (hreflang); every guide has its own social preview image. See the page →
October 25, 2026 · Correction
Accreditation of free-help organizations: the Justice Department roster splits “(DHS only)” over two lines and we had read it backwards on the Miami and Orlando pages. Fixed, and the reading is now done by a script with tests built from the real roster. Also fixed: the ABA program helps you prepare your own case; it does not represent you (corrected in five guides). See the page →
October 23, 2026 · Correction
Status board: it mixed two different rules. Proclamation 10998 limits new B1/B2 visas for Venezuelan passport holders; the bond of up to $20,000 is a separate State Department rule that applies to people who still qualify. Fixed on the board and in the guide. See the page →
Facts we recheck every month
These are the facts that change fastest and that readers act on. The stamp on a guide moves only after we reread the source.
- Venezuelan consulates in the U.S. (accreditation was authorized in September 2026; no public reopening date)
- The Venezuela e-visa fee and processing time (published figures disagree)
- TPS litigation and the status of work permits
- Proclamation 10998 and the B1/B2 rules for Venezuelan passport holders
- The immigration-court arrest policy and the Pablo Sequen v. Albarran appeal
- The Justice Department's pro bono list (updated in January, April, July and October)
- The State Department travel advisory and the direct flights to Caracas