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Arrested 75 foreign nationals with criminal records in Virginia and Washington, DC

ICE press release on the arrests of 75 foreign nationals with criminal records in Virginia and Washington, DC, following two ICE enforcement operations. The release includes information on the removal process for individuals arrested.

USCIS receipted 30,640 H-2B petitions

As of 7/23/10, USCIS receipted 30,640 H-2B petitions, including approved and pending, toward 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.

USCIS has naturalized 196 military members and spouses in South Korea

USCIS announcement that 55 noncitizen members of the U.S. military and 17 military spouses were naturalized in South Korea. USCIS has naturalized 196 military members in South Korea, the most since the inception of the overseas naturalization program in 2004.

USCIS extended the deadline on the RFE

USCIS extended the deadline for comments on the draft RFE template for the Request for Evidence – 1-140 E11 Alien of Extraordinary Ability

FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions

USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 9/10/10, approximately 37,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 13,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

Post-conclusion Voluntary Departure

An alien is not precluded from post-conclusion voluntary departure under INA §240B(b)(1), where the request is raised for the first time after IJ issuance of the removal order, but prior to the conclusion of the hearing.

Salvadorians who are eligible to re-register for TPS

USCIS reminds Salvadorians, who are eligible to re-register for TPS but who have not filed their applications, to follow the late re-registration guidance. A Spanish version of the notice follows the English version.

(DOS) annual report of immigrant visa applications

Department of State (DOS)  annual report of  immigrant visa applications in the family-sponsored and employment-based preferences registered at the National Visa Center (NVC).

Examples of recent EB-1-1 RFEs

The USCIS Liaison Committee is seeking examples of recent EB-1-1 RFEs where the newly-revised RFE template based on the agency’s interpretation of Kazarian was used.

DOL list of employers, attorneys, and/or agents debarred from the Permanent Labor Certification Program

DOL list of employers, attorneys, and/or agents debarred from the Permanent Labor Certification Program.