The US Chamber of Commerce issued a letter urging member of the Senate to oppose the “Employ America Act” (S. 2804) either as stand-alone legislation or as an amendment to other legislation.
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President Obama’s appeal to Congress for a bipartisan overhaul of the nation’s broken immigration system in a speech delivered at American University School of International Service.
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ICE issued its strategic plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. This plan lays out how ICE will meet its responsibilities for criminal investigation and civil immigration enforcement over the next five years.
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ICE reported a total of 400 Haitians in ICE Custody as of 6/24/10 including criminal and non-criminal detainees. ICE deferred to USCIS on question of the number of Haitians who have applied for asylum since the earthquake.
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The Department of State (DOS) issued a cable on biometric signature and affirmation of the DS-160 NIV Application. This cable includes an action request to all DS-160 posts, effective immediately.
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The Department of State (DOS) issued guidance on where applicants can file the DS-117 Application to Determine Resident Status, how post should process applications, and new procedures for the creation of a permanent refusal record for denied applications.
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The DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced that the National Electronic Job Registry (job registry) in which H-2A job orders will be posted and available to the public will be operational on July 8, 2010.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announces that it has filed a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s SB1070 legislation on immigration.
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USCIS issued a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on E-Verify conducted in order to better assist the public in understanding this program. Previously, USCIS addressed the E-Verify program as part of the Verification Information System (VIS).
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DHS issued a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) update that describes the expanded collection of business information from both new registering employers and a commercial data provider, Dun and Bradstreet (D&B), in order to ensure that registering companies are genuine businesses.
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