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Reciprocity Table Updates 2021
November 11th, 2021
The Department of State has updated the reciprocity tables for several countries throughout 2021. Below is a link to a table listing the updates per country and civil documents updated throughout the year. Reciprocity Table Updates For More Informati…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against USCIS and DHS
November 10th, 2021
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its member lawyers filed a class action lawsuit on November, 9 2021 challenging the huge USCIS processing delays on work permits. The lawsuit consists of 49 individual and organizational plainti…
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Presidential Determination Released on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs
November 5th, 2021
On October 22, 2021 the President released a new Presidential Determination regarding the current “Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs.” In this determination the President declared it is in the “national interest to furni…
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DHS Explains Termination of Migrant Protection Protocols
November 2nd, 2021
Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas released a memorandum on October 29, 2021 announcing and explaining the immediate termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. The implantation of the MPP termination will be execut…
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24 New Judges Appointed to Board of Immigration Appeals
November 1st, 2021
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced on October 27, 2021 that 24 new Immigration Judges will join the Board of Immigration Appeals. Four of the new judges are Assistant Chief Immigration Judges and two are Unit Chief Immigrati…
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Federal Jury Determines Immigrant Detainees Deserve Minimum Wage
October 30th, 2021
On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 a federal jury determined that the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to immigration detainees who work in the detention center in Washington State. The GEO Group was paying the immigration detainees who preformed tasks su…
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Changes in Reconciliation Package Affect Immigration Relief
October 29th, 2021
As Congress works to get a $1.75 trillion social spending framework approved by Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the immigration reform is creating a roadblock. The initial proposal created a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigr…
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DHS Issues new Memorandum on Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas
October 28th, 2021
On October 27, 2021 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a memorandum on new guidelines to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The memorandum discussed guidelines on how to enforc…
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Biden Enforces Vaccination Requirement for Travel and Rescinds Country-by-Country Ban
October 27th, 2021
President Biden released a Presidential Proclamation, “Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic” on October 25, 2021. In this proclamation President Biden states, “I have determined that it is in t…
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US Obligation to Afghan Refugees
October 25th, 2021
The United States completed the withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021. The Taliban has since seized control over the Afghan government. Now the US must face the question of what to do now. There are thousands of Afghan refug…
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