USCIS Form I-130 Available Online Now

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USCIS Adjusting Premium Processing Fee

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-adjusting-premium-processing-fee-0

Census data shows a record 67.3 million people in the US speak a foreign language at home, including more than half of people in 90 cities

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7628519/Census-data-shows-record-67-3-million-people-speak-foreign-language-home.html

Immigration hardliner Julie Kirchner resigns from Department of Homeland Security

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/politics/julie-kirchner-resigns/index.html

USCIS Form Update: G-325a, I-589, I-612 & I-929

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Trump administration extends protections for Salvadorans, allowing thousands to stay in U.S.

latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-28/trump-administration-extends-tps-for-salvadorans-allowing-thousands-to-stay-in-u-s

Attorney General Changes Good Moral Character Standard

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1213196/download

USCIS Updates Fee Waiver Requirements

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-fee-waiver-requirements

USCIS: Sample Notice of Filing Application for Permanent Employment Certification

USCIS is updating the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) to provide a sample notice of filing an Application for Permanent Employment Certification (ETA Form 9089) that complies with all regulatory requirements. The Policy Alert is available here:  AFM PA-2019-05: Sample Notice of Filing This AFM update revises the sample notice of filing required for certain applications for permanent employment certification to fix certain technical errors, such as an inactive website link: AFM Chapter 22.2(b)(4)(C)(v) Sample Notice of Filing.

Immigration Lawyers Podcast Episode 117: Agency & Court Updates w/ John Khosravi (Oct. 2019)

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USCIS Leadership, Future Plans, Denials for Medical and Being out of Status, CBP bans, F-1 Students from Iran and China, Business Practices, Pet Peeves, DOS, Travel Ban, Stats for K-3 and E-2, ICE, Expansion of Expedited Removal Blocked, Catch and Release ends, Castro Tum and More.

ICE in New York has a spy tool to hunt undocumented immigrants via their cell phones

https://www.univision.com/local/nueva-york-wxtv/ice-in-new-york-has-a-spy-tool-to-hunt-undocumented-immigrants-via-their-cell-phones

Updated Immigration Forms: N-400, N-470 & EOIR 29

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The United States Supports Extension of Validity for Venezuelan Passports

https://translations.state.gov/2019/06/07/the-united-states-supports-extension-of-validity-for-venezuelan-passports/

Department of Justice Prosecuted a Record-Breaking Number of Immigration-Related Cases in Fiscal Year 2019

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prosecuted-record-breaking-number-immigration-related-cases-fiscal-year

DOS: Presidential Proclamation on Health Care

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/Presidential-Proclamation-on-Health-Care.html

USCIS Clarifies Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification to Better Ensure Victims of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment Receive Protection

https://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-clarifies-special-immigrant-juvenile-classification-better-ensure-victims-abuse-neglect-and-abandonment-receive-protection

Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Thousands of Immigrants Waiting for Access to Their Immigration Records

http://americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/judge-grants-class-action-status-thousands-immigrants-waiting-access-their-immigration-records

China E-Tourist Visa e-TV: India Relaxes E-Visa Policy For Chinese Nationals

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-e-tourist-visa-e-tv-india-relaxes-e-visa-policy-for-chinese-nationals-2115890

Texas Judge Blocks Trump's $6.1B Wall Funding Move

https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/1208964/breaking-texas-judge-blocks-trump-s-6-1b-wall-funding-move-

Kevin McAleenan Resigns as Acting Homeland Security Secretary

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/politics/kevin-mcaleenan-homeland-security.html

Federal Judge Enjoins DHS’s Public Charge Rule and Required Use of Related Forms

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/federal-judge-enjoins-dhs-s-public-charge-rule-and-required-use-related-forms

Executive Office for Immigration Review Announces Case Completion Numbers for Fiscal Year 2019

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/executive-office-immigration-review-announces-case-completion-numbers-fiscal-year-2019

Episode 116 - Interview w/ UK Immigration Attorney Amir Zaidi

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Federal Register :: Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/11/2019-22399/visas-ineligibility-based-on-public-charge-grounds

Trump brings Kirstjen Nielsen back into his administration

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-brings-kirstjen-nielsen-back-into-his-administration

Court Rules All Florida Cities Must Cooperate With ICE

https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/court-rules-all-florida-cities-must-cooperate-with-ice-4pBWfx-pdUC83F-201k-UQ/

Ex-Homeland Security agent convicted in green card scam that bilked immigrants out of millions

https://abc7.com/ex-federal-agent-convicted-in-green-card-scam-case/5594875/

US Diversity Visa Applicants Suffer “Passport” Requirement Rule

https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-us-diversity-visa-applicants-suffer-passport-requirement-rule/

Woman stole money from immigrants seeking visas, citizenship: prosecutors

https://www.foxnews.com/us/prosecutors-woman-stole-money-from-immigrants-seeking-visas-citizenship

China to restrict visas for Americans linked to certain groups

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-announces-visa-restrictions-on-americans-linked-to-certain-groups

Six couples sue the DHS accusing feds of setting up marriage interviews to provide a 'trap' for ICE to arrest and deport immigrant spouses

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7548889/Suit-says-feds-using-immigration-marriage-interviews-trap.html

DHS to now collect social media usernames on immigration and visitor applications

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/social-media-immigration-benefits-foreign-travel/index.html

Kevin McAleenan Georgetown Law Immigration Conference speech interrupted today: Protesters chanted names of migrant children who have died in U.S. custody

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-mcaleenan-speech-interrupted-today-protesters-chanted-names-of-migrant-children-2019-10-07/

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USCIS Alert: Form G-1450 Update (and backdated) Without Notices

Homeland Security’s new biometric database can identify people through scars, tattoos and even their voice - as well as store fingerprint and facial recognition data

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7539253/New-DHS-biometric-database-able-identify-people-scars-tattoos-voices.html

USCIS Sued in L.A. Over U-Visa Application Delays

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2019/10/04/uscis-sued-in-l-a-over-visa-applications/

ICE is reportedly using fake Facebook accounts to track undocumented immigrants and lure them into sting operations

https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.businessinsider.com/ice-used-fake-facebook-accounts-for-raids-report-2019-10?usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D&amp_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fice-used-fake-facebook-accounts-for-raids-report-2019-10

Alert: USCIS will not accept Form I-589 if you leave any fields blank.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-589

Episode 115 - Interview w/ Former Consular Officer & Immigration Lawyer Matt Hughes

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http://immigrationlawyerspodcast.libsyn.com/episode-115-interview-w-former-consular-officer-immigration-lawyer-matt-hughes

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Former top immigration official ousted by Trump returns to administration

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/francis-cissna-former-uscis-director-ousted-by-trump-returns-to-administration/

DHS FACT SHEET: DHS AGREEMENTS WITH GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_1003_opa_fact-sheet-agreements-northern-central-america-countries.pdf

SEVP Policy Guidance: Practical Training- Determining a Direct Relationship Between Employment and a Student's Major Area of Study

https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/optDirectlyRelatedGuidance.pdf

Policy Memorandum SUBJECT: Guidance for Processing Reasonable Fear, Credible Fear, Asylum, and Refugee Claims in Accordance with Matter of L-E-A

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2019/USCIS_Memorandum_LEA_FINAL.pdf

USCIS Field Operations Directorate (FOD) Realigns Districts / La Dirección de Oficinas Locales de USCIS Reestructura sus Distritos

From UCISC

Effective today, the Field Operations Directorate is realigning the organization and structure of our domestic regional, district, and field offices. The purpose of the realignment is to: Increase our capacity for conducting interviews; Improve how we adjudicate immigration petitions and applications; and Provide more consistent processing times across the United States. With this realignment, we will: Have regions and districts of similar sizes; Balance workloads and workforce levels; and Have better consistency across organizational and management structures in the field. The realignment is one of many initiatives we are undertaking to improve our overall mission performance and service delivery, and it is distinct from other work we have done to adjust field office workloads and reduce processing times. New Structure Former Structure Four regions Four regions 16 districts (four in each region) 24 districts 88 field offices 88 field offices The realignment will not disrupt agency operations or affect how applicants and petitioners interact with us. If you are applying to become a recognized organization or accredited representative through the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Access Programs, you must still submit a copy of your application to the appropriate USCIS district office. You can find more information about this process on our website. For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and Instagram (@USCIS). Kind regards, Public Engagement Division U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

H-2A Petitioners Must Include Temporary Labor Certification Final Determination with Form I-129

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/h-2b-petitioners-must-include-temporary-labor-certification-final-determination-form-i-129

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