USCIS announcement on revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Family Unity Benefits (Form I-817) under Section 301 IMMACT 90. The new form is dated 4/21/10.
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USCIS announcement on the revised filing location for individuals filing an Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur (Form I-526). The new form version, dated 4/21/10, requires petitioners to file at the USCIS Dallas Lockbox rather than the USCIS California Service Center.
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An increase in the delaying processing times for I-765 EAD cards and I-131 Advance Parole documents filed at the Nebraska Service Center.
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USCIS announcement that beginning 8/3/10, Form I-129F petitions filed by a U.S. citizen on behalf of a fiancé(e) or spouse must be submitted to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox.
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As of 7/30/10, USCIS receipted 3,116 H-2B petitions, including approved and pending, toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year.
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USCIS policy memo to immigration service officers about legislation affecting the T and U nonimmigrant programs. The INA amendments under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 apply to applications filed on or after 12/23/08.
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Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding that the DOS passport issuance process continues to be vulnerable to fraud, as the agency issued five of the seven passports GAO attempted to fraudulently obtain. GAO obtained three passports, but DOS had two recovered from the mail before delivery.
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Request on renewal of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) process whereby a party seeking access to Sensitive Security Information (SSI) in a civil proceeding in federal court may request conditional access to the SSI at issue in the case.
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ICE FY 2007 – 2010 removal statistics as of 7/22/10 including total removals, non-criminal removals, convicted criminal removals, average length of stay and average daily population in ICE custody.
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For purposes of establishing adjustment of status eligibility under INA §245(a), an alien seeking to show that he or she has been “admitted” to the U.S., need only prove procedural regularity in his or her entry. 25 I&N Dec. 285 (BIA 2010).
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