Today (Jan 15, 2025), USCIS released an (extensive) Policy Update, announcing that it was updating its Policy Manual (the set of guidelines to assist officers in adjudicating immigration cases). The update takes effect immediately.

USCIS has published today (2-Oct-2024) an update to its Policy Manual, clarifying a few issues regarding how officers should analyze EB-1 cases.
Overall, the update is helpful to immigrants.

In April 2024, USCIS announced a new rule increasing the automatic extension of the expiration date printed on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) of certain applicants.