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42 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

National Park Service: Fee Increases for International Visitors
2025-09-08 · Resources · IF13098 · HTML available · PDF available
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
2025-08-28 · Reports · RS20844 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Developments in International Tourism to the United States
2025-07-31 · Posts · IN12589 · HTML available · PDF available
Presidential Proclamation of June 4, 2025, Restricting the Entry of Certain Foreign Nationals
2025-06-09 · Posts · IN12561 · HTML available · PDF available
Optional Practical Training (OPT) for Foreign Students in the United States
2025-05-30 · Resources · IF12631 · HTML available · PDF available
Alien Registration Requirements
2025-05-19 · Resources · IF13003 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Parolees’ Eligibility for Federal Benefits
2025-04-18 · Reports · R48514 · HTML available · PDF available
Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy
2025-03-31 · Reports · R45020 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP
2025-03-10 · Resources · IF11912 · HTML available · PDF available
H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B Temporary Worker Programs: Resources for Data and Statistics
2025-03-07 · Reports · R48446 · HTML available · PDF available
The H-1B Visa for Specialty Occupation Workers
2025-02-18 · Resources · IF12912 · HTML available · PDF available
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs
2025-01-15 · Reports · R43725 · HTML available · PDF available
Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States
2025-01-06 · Resources · IF12408 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Employment-Based Immigration Policy
2024-11-19 · Reports · R47164 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizens’ Access to Health Care
2024-11-14 · Reports · R47351 · HTML available · PDF available
Visa Waiver Program
2024-10-15 · Reports · RL32221 · HTML available
Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Categories: Data Brief
2024-10-15 · Reports · R45938 · HTML available · PDF available
Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: National Security and Tourism Considerations
2024-10-08 · Reports · R46300 · HTML available · PDF available
Citizenship and Immigration Statuses of the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
2024-09-17 · Resources · IF11806 · HTML available · PDF available
DOL Final Rule Addressing H-2A Worker Protections and Pending Litigation
2024-09-12 · Posts · LSB11225 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 118th Congress
2024-09-05 · Reports · R47901 · HTML available · PDF available
Place-Based Visas: Overview and Issues for Congress
2024-07-17 · Resources · IF12712 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): Operations and Issues for Congress
2024-04-05 · Reports · R48021 · HTML available · PDF available
Measuring Wages in the Agricultural Sector for the H-2A Visa Program
2024-03-05 · Reports · R47944 · HTML available · PDF available
Nonimmigrant Overstays: Overview and Policy Issues
2023-11-21 · Reports · R47848 · HTML available · PDF available
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
2023-09-15 · Reports · R44475 · HTML available · PDF available
Foreign Students: Screening and Monitoring
2023-08-17 · Infographics · IG10039 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration 101: Executive Branch Agencies Involved with Immigration
2023-06-07 · Resources · IF12424 · HTML available
H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues
2023-05-11 · Reports · R44849 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Options and Professional Requirements for Foreign Health Care Workers
2023-04-28 · Reports · R47528 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Housing Programs
2023-01-23 · Reports · R46462 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 117th Congress
2022-10-21 · Reports · R47061 · HTML available
The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap
2022-07-13 · Reports · R44306 · HTML available · PDF available
Temporary Professional Foreign Workers: Background, Trends, and Policy Issues
2022-06-09 · Reports · R47159 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Relief for Victims of Trafficking
2020-10-28 · Reports · R46584 · HTML available
PRWORA’s Restrictions on Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Benefits: Legal Issues
2020-09-03 · Reports · R46510 · HTML available · PDF available
Biometric Entry-Exit System: Legislative History and Status
2020-08-27 · Resources · IF11634 · HTML available · PDF available
The Power of Congress and the Executive to Exclude Aliens: Constitutional Principles
2019-12-30 · Reports · R46142 · HTML available · PDF available
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
2019-10-15 · Reports · R45973 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration: Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Admissions to the United States
2019-09-10 · Reports · R45040 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of “Travel Ban” Litigation and Recent Developments
2018-04-23 · Posts · LSB10017 · HTML available
Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens
2016-11-17 · Reports · RL32004 · HTML available