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Guidance on the approval of petitions and applications after the death of the qualifying relative

A 12/16/10 USCIS policy memorandum providing guidance on the approval of petitions and applications after the death of the qualifying relative in light of the new section 204(l) of the INA.

USCIS has suspended the requirement

USCIS has suspended the requirement that H-1B, H-1B1, L, O-1A petitioners complete the export controls/ITAR questions on the I-129 form until February 20, 2011.

DOJ Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) August 2010 Bulletin

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) August 2010 Bulletin covers terrorist exemptions under the INA, whether women in China who have been subjected to forced marriage and involuntary servitude can constitute a particular social group for purposes of asylum, and more.

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I Don’t Know what Immigration Knows about me! What can I do?

25 months in prison for unlawfully returning to the U.S. after being deported

ICE press release announcing that a man from the Dominican Republic was sentenced to 25 months in prison for unlawfully returning to the U.S. after being deported. The man will be subject to removal proceedings after he completes his current sentence.

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There are good changes on the horizon for Immigration Reform 2014

Help HAITI Act of 2010 Implementation

USCIS 12/21/10 interim memo for comment provides guidance on processing applications for adjustment of status filed under the Help HAITI Act of 2010. The memo is in effect until further notice. Please email comments to opefeedback@uscis.dhs.gov. Comments are due 1/14/11.

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Redesigned the Consular Report of Birth Abroad

The Department of State (DOS) redesigned the Consular Report of Birth Abroad, which became effective 1/3/11. Changes include centralizing production to U.S. passport centers within the U.S., rather than abroad and using the gender neutral “parent,” rather than “mother” or “father” on the form.

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DOS Travel Warning

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Implementation of the Help HAITI Act of 2010

USCIS press release announcing the implementation of the Help HAITI Act of 2010, which authorizes USCIS to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain orphaned children from Haiti, and revisions to the USCIS Haitian Child Paroled Under Special Circumstances webpage.

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Updated List of Approved Schools

On 12/28/10, ICE updated its list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) approved schools.

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Immigration Reform Requirements extends processing and employment based visas

Secure Communities is now activated in Licking County, Ohio

ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in Licking County, Ohio. With the expansion of Secure Communities to Licking County, ICE is now using this capability in nine Ohio jurisdictions.

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ICE Launches Secure Communities in Two More CA Counties

Secure Communities is now activated in Pettis County-Missouri

ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in Pettis County, Missouri. With the expansion of Secure Communities to Pettis County, ICE is now using this capability in six Missouri jurisdictions.

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ICE Launches Secure Communities in Two More CA Counties