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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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November 2021 Visa Bulletin Update
October 18th, 2021
November Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the November 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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Check-in with Charlie Oppenheim October 2021
October 1st, 2021
AILA‘s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides an analysis of current…
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State Department announces Collaboration with Welcome.US
September 17th, 2021
The State Department is partnering with Welcome.US, a non-profit, non-partisan initiative of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), to encourage continued support from private and public sectors alike. On September 3rd, the State Department issued…
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October 2021 Visa Bulletin Update
September 13th, 2021
October Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) ava…
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USCIS Extends Evidence of Status for Conditional Permanent Residents with Pending Cases
September 9th, 2021
Effective as of September 4, 2021, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended the time period from 18 month to 24 months for petitioners filing the Form I-752 and I-829 to use receipt notices as evidence of status. This exten…
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