The K-1 fiancé visa system is entering a new phase. After years of pandemic-related backlogs, U.S. officials issued more K-1 visas in 2024 than in any year in more than a decade—but new data shows that processing improvements are already beginning to reverse, with pending petitions and processing times rising again. Researchers at Manifest Law analyzed the latest data from USCIS, the U.S. Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security to examine how the K-1 fiancé visa system has changed, including where K-1 fiancé visa holders are settling across the U.S.
A trove of century-old belongings − from farm tools to pillowcases − tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly," goes the old Christmas carol. "Tis the season to be jolly." Yet if there were a couplet less befitting …