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Breaking Down President Biden’s Executive Order Granting Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Creating Opportunities for Dreamers

Source: Flickr Creative Commons Attribution Gage Skidmore By now you’ve seen the headlines in the news. Now let us break down President Biden’s historic executive action on immigration and get to the nitty gritty of everything you need to know about this order designed to keep families together and provide…

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Biden Administration Slated to Announce Executive Action Granting Amnesty to Certain Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Pathway to Nonimmigrant Visas for Dreamers

This is a developing story The world of immigration has been shaken up by new reports that the Biden administration intends to release a groundbreaking executive action on immigration. The President’s order could soon allow spouses of U.S. Citizens to legalize their status in the United States. According to government…

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Biden Administration Ramps up Efforts to Expedite Court Proceedings for Asylum Seekers at Southwest Border

The Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department recently announced a new plan to expedite immigration court proceedings for asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the United States without lawful status. On May 16th senior administration officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department made it known…

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The United States and Mexico Announce Bilateral Action to Address Illegal Immigration

As the 2024 U.S. presidential elections draw nearer, Biden and Mexico’s President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador, have announced joint efforts to combat illegal border crossings. The two leaders have said that their administrations will take steps to decrease illegal border crossings by ordering their national security teams to cooperate. While…

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New Policy Guidance for Form I-693 Medical Examination and Vaccination Record Signed On or After November 1, 2023

This week we bring you new updates regarding the I-693 medical examination. On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after November 1,…

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Immigrants Without Passports Now Required to Undergo Facial Recognition Technology to Board Domestic Flights in the United States

Without any prior notice, the U.S. government has started requiring immigrants without passports, to submit to facial recognition technology in order to board domestic flights in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently confirmed this policy change, stating that migrants who do not have the proper photo identification,…

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Biden Gets Tough on Immigration, Executive Actions Addressing Migrant Crisis and Asylum on the Horizon

Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, President Biden is considering the rollout of a set of new executive actions aimed at curbing illegal migration at the U.S. southern border and measures that would create new obstacles for asylum applicants. Individuals speaking on condition of anonymity have said these policies could…

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USCIS Guidance Regarding Long-Pending EB-5 Form I-829 Petitions by Investors to Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence

Recently, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) requested an update from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the delayed adjudication of Form I-829 petitions filed by EB-5 investors seeking to remove their conditions on permanent residence. AILA suggested two alternatives for providing evidence of continued lawful permanent residence…

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USCIS Updates Policy Manual Regarding Untimely Filed Extensions of Stay and Change of Status Requests

Exciting news! On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new update to its Policy Manual, which clarifies that officers have the discretionary power to excuse a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely file an extension of stay or change of status request, if the delay was…

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USCIS Updates Policy Guidance Clarifying “Ability to Pay” Requirement when EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Green Card Applicants Change Employers

On January 5, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated policy guidance describing how the agency analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the offered wage to prospective employees with employment-based immigrant petitions requiring a job offer, filed with USCIS under the first, second, and third preference categories,…