The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
I have listed the general COVID safety guidelines for entering a USCIS facilities below. Remember to check for the specific guidelines that you must follow for any building that you may personally need to enter for official USCIS related business. Guidelines for Entering USCIS Facilities – Visitors may not enter…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Trump and Biden on Immigration: American Action Forum, 9/8/20: Comparing Trump and Biden on Immigration The Republican presidential candidate, President Trump and the Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden differ dramatically in their approaches to immigration.…
USCIS announced on Friday, September 11th, that they were extending the flexibilities that they originally announced on March 30th. These flexibilities are for responding to certain requests from the USCIS, some are listed below: Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny; Notices of Intent…
On August 25th, Secretary Pompeo, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, announced expanded ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the same classification. Before this new expansion, only those applicants whose nonimmigrant visa expired within 12 months…
USCIS has now updated their Policy Manual with guidance on the final fee rule! The final fee rule adjusts the fees USCIS charges for certain immigration benefit applications and petitions, in this case mostly increases. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020 and the fees changes…
On August 25th, President Trump via Twitter, nominated acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad F. Wolf to top role at DHS. Trump twitted, “I am pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security.…
USCIS announced that the agency has canceled a scheduled administrative furlough of more than 70% of their workforce, around 13,000 employees! The USCIS furlough was scheduled to begin August 30th, but because of spending cuts and a steady increase in daily revenue they claim they are now solvent enough to…
On Friday, August 21, many committee leaders from the House and Senate have sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to Acting DHS Secretary Wolf and USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Edlow! The Letter requests a delay of the possible USCIS furloughs at least into the beginning of FY2021 and Congress has…
The USCIS has announced that they need more than 500 million dollars to fill a budget gap! They claim that the budget problems were caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, others say it is a mixture of mismanagement and the Pandemic. USCIS management has notified 13,400 or their 20,000 employees that…