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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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 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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The immigration challenges faced by lawful permanent residents who are transferred to work abroad for a U.S. company and highlight strategies to ensure continued maintenance of status.
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USCIS issued a fact sheet on InfoPass, a free service to schedule a USCIS appointment, including the documents that you should bring to an appointment.
USCIS announces online filing options
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As of 6/11/10, USCIS receipted 27,778 H-2B petitions, including approved and pending, towards the 47,000 beneficiaries target for the 2nd half of FY 2010. Beneficiaries target is the estimated number of petitions needed to reach the cap and is higher than the actual cap.
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USCIS updated its count of FY 2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 06/11/10, approximately 22,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 9,400 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
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