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FAM: Presumption of Fraud for Non-Immigrants Seeking Adjustment of Status within 90 Days of Entry
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Trump Unveils Travel Ban 3.0 Suspending and/or Limiting Admission of Foreign Nationals from Chad, North Korea, Venezuela, and Somalia
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Subject to FY 2018
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President Trump Will Support Legislation for Dreamers If Congress Funds Border Wall
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Federal Judge Declares Extended Family Members Exempt from Travel Ban
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DHS Officially Delays Enforcement of International Entrepreneur Rule
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SCOTUS Allows Parts of Travel Ban to Take Effect and Agrees to Hear Travel Ban Case
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Ninth Circuit Court Rejects the President’s Travel Ban
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U.S. Embassies and Consulates Enhance Vetting of Visa Applicants
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Texas Cracks Down on Sanctuary Cities and Files Lawsuit to Protect SB4 Amid Challenges
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USCIS Begins Issuing Newly Re-designed Green Cards and EADs
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Ninth Circuit Court Hears Oral Arguments Opposing the President’s Travel Ban
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Texas Passes Controversial SB4 Bill Outlawing Sanctuary Cities
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New Changes in the Law Regarding EAD Work Permits for Extensions/Renewals
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Trump Administration on the move to Facilitate Detention and Deportation of Undocumented Persons
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USCIS Announces that the H-1B Cap has been reached for FY 2018
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No Need to Fear March 31st H-1B Memo for Computer Related Positions
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USCIS Issues New H-1B Memo Clarifying Policy for Computer Related Positions
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Federal Judge from Hawaii Issues a Preliminary Injunction Blocking the President’s Travel Ban Indefinitely
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Secretary of State Orders Consulates to Adopt Tougher Visa Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants
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Trump Issues NEW Executive Order Banning Citizens of 6 Muslim Majority Countries Effective March 16, 2017
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Seattle Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Halting Travel and Refugee Ban
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DHS Releases Statement on Compliance with Federal Court Order Blocking Muslim Ban
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BREAKING: Federal Judge Grants Emergency Stay Allowing LPRs and Visa Holders In Transit to Legally Enter the United States
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UPDATE: Official Summary of the Presidential Executive Order Suspending Visa Issuance for “Countries of Particular Concern,” and Temporary Ban on Refugees
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What to Expect of the Presidential Executive Order Suspending Visa Issuance for “Countries of Particular Concern,” and Temporary Ban on Refugees
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DHS Publishes Final International Entrepreneur Rule, Effective July 17, 2017
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BREAKING: U.S. Terminates “Wet-foot/Dry-foot” Policy Making Cubans Eligible for Permanent Residency Effective Today
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USCIS Adopts NEW National Interest Waiver Eligibility Standard in Matter of Dhanasar
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DHS Releases Year-End Statistics Apprehensions and Removals FY 2016
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UPDATE: USCIS will continue to accept previous editions of forms until February 21, 2017
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DOS: Ink Signatures No Longer Required on Affidavits of Support
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Important Updates from USCIS: New Form Versions and Filing Fees Effective Today December 23, 2016
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DOS Publishes FY 2017 Annual Numerical Limits for Family and Employment-Based Preference Categories
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BREAKING: Senators Introduce Bipartisan “BRIDGE” Act to Protect DACA Recipients from Deportation
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President-Elect Donald Trump Discusses the Future of Dreamers in New Time magazine Interview
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The Harsh Immigration Consequences of an Aggravated Felony Conviction
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Final Rule Benefitting EB-1, EB-2, and EB-2 Immigrant Workers and Certain Highly Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers with an I-140
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The Uncertain Future of DACA Discussed
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WARNING for International Students Filing I-539 Change of Status from B-2 to F-1
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Your Daily Immigration Updates: Increase in Filing Fees, Closing Period for DV-2018, & TPS Updates for Nepal, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
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Understanding the 3- and 10-year Bars of Unlawful Presence and the New Rule Expanding I-601A Eligibility
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Elizabeth, New Jersey to Offer Municipal ID Card Program for Undocumented Immigrants
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Final Rule on USCIS Filing Fee Schedule: Increases in Filing Fees Beginning December 23rd
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Guide to the I-130 Consular Process to Immigrate Foreign Spouses
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The October Visa Bulletin and Final Action Date Chart
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Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Opens October 4, 2016 for FY 2018
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Potential Implications of GAO Report on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
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USCIS Announces New Parole Policy for Eligible U Visa Principal and Derivative Petitioners Residing Abroad
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Department of Homeland Security Considers Ending Privatization of Immigration Detention Facilities
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New Rule Considers Granting International Entrepreneurs 2-YR Parole
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I-601A Provisional Waiver to be Extended to Family Members of LPRs
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Texas Settles Lawsuit Denying Undocumented Parents of U.S. Citizens Access to Children’s Birth Certificates
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Colorado Legislature Bill Aims to Crack Down on ‘Notario’ Fraud
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NEW: USCIS Announces New Policy to Reunite Filipino WW2 Veterans with their Families
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USCIS to Increase Immigration Filing Fees for Employers and Foreign Nationals
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USCIS Completes Data Entry for H-1B Cap FY 2017
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DHS under Pressure to Designate Ecuador as a TPS Eligible Country
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H-1B Cap Premium Processing to Begin May 12 FY 2017
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New OPT Extension for STEM Students, Applications to be Accepted Beginning May 10th
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NEWS: SCOTUS Begins Hearing Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging Expanded DACA/DAPA
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UPDATE: USCIS Completes H-1B Lottery, more than 236,000 Petitions Received FY 2017
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House Republicans to Battle the Obama Administration on Immigration before the Supreme Court
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New OPT STEM Rule for F-1 Students Effective May 10, 2016
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SCOTUS Arguments for DACA/DAPA to begin on April 18th
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UPDATE: Review of New STEM OPT Replacement Rule Completed
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Op-Ed: As Elections Near, Republicans Politicize H-1B Visa Program
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USCIS Issues Updated Guidance for Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Residence in Policy Manual
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OFLC Emergency Initiative for Backlogged H-2B Labor Certification Applications
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear DACA/DAPA Immigration Appeal
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Supreme Court to Decide on Taking DACA/DAPA Immigration Appeal
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RELEASE: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016
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Discretionary Waivers: Draft Policy Manual on Extreme Hardship Released for Comment
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