Release Date  12/05/2025 New vetting center will focus on powerful screening resources to keep America safe WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the establishment of a specialized unit to strengthen the ability of America’s immigration system to screen out terrorists, criminal aliens, and other foreign nationals who pose potential threats to public safety …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is implementing a comprehensive overhaul of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), significantly expanding data collection on SEVP-certified schools and F-1/M-1 international students. This revision to the existing information collection (OMB Control No. 1653-0038), detailed in the Federal Register …