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New USCIS Fee Schedule takes effect on 11/23/10

DHS final rule on the USCIS Fee Schedule, with correction to the fee for filing Form I-131, for a refugee travel document for an adult age 16 or older. The new fee schedule takes effect on 11/23/10. (75 FR 69851, 11/16/10) (75 FR 58962, 9/24/10)

Form I-131

Form I-131: a refugee travel document

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End of Religious Worker I-360

USCIS interim memo for comment on the treatment of religious worker I-360/I-485 concurrent filings in light of the Ninth Circuit’s mandate overturning the injunction in Ruiz-Diaz v. U.S.

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Religious worker I-360

Religious worker deadline

Court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year

The court reversed the termination of Petitioner’s immigrant visa for failure to apply within one year. INA §203(g) and 22 CFR §42.67(b) require notice “to the alien” but DOS sent notice only to the attorney and the I-130 petitioner. (Singh v. Clinton, 8/20/10).

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E-2 Visa Applications

The British Are Coming! Or Are They? This panel will discuss the effect of the recession on the adjudication of E-2 visa applications at the U.S. Embassy in London.

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ICE statistics on the 287(g) program

ICE statistics on the 287(g) program including individuals identified for removal between 2006 and October 2011. ICE released the statistics on the online FOIA Reading Room.

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An Employer fails to respond to an Audit Notification letter

The DOL Liaison Committee informs members that according to Department of Labor (DOL) an increase in debarment and/or revocation proceedings will occur where an employer fails to respond to an Audit Notification letter or submits an incomplete response to an Audit Notification letter.

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(TRAC) report finding that the ICE sought to remove individuals from the U.S.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report finding that the Immigration Courts have rejected an increasing proportion of cases in which ICE sought to remove individuals from the U.S.

Provides that the alien “shall have access” to non-confidential A-file documents

The court found that INA §240(c)(2) which provides that the alien “shall have access” to non-confidential A-file documents compelled the government to provide such documents to Petitioner without requiring him to file a FOIA request. (Dent v. Holder, 11/9/10)

Analysis of data on border enforcement and the increase in smuggling costs along the Southwest Border

DHS Office of Immigration Statistics working paper with analysis of data on border enforcement and the increase in smuggling costs along the southwest border.

Largest Number of Service Members granted Citizenship in FY2010

USCIS press release announcing that in FY2010, it granted citizenship to the highest number of service members in any year since 1955. A fact sheet on naturalization through military service follows the press release.