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On Tuesday, November 22nd, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it is extending and expanding already announced filing fee exemptions and expedited application processing for certain Afghan nationals. To view the list of Fee Exemptions and to see the Expedited Processing available please view this USCIS News Alert for more information: “USCIS Extends and Expands Fee Exemptions and Expedited Processing for Afghan Nationals”. 

 
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USCIS (USCIS.gov), 11/22/22, News Alert: 

If you are making any paper filings with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), they have made a list of recommendations for such filings to avoid scanning delays. USCIS is moving to an electronic environment which requires them to scan and upload many of the documents that they receive. For the list of recommendations please view this USCIS News Alert: “Recommendations for Paper Filings to Avoid Scanning Delays”. 

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USCIS (USCIS.gov), 11/16/22, News Alert: 

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The Hill (thehill.com), 11/29/22: 

Livestock farmers push for immigration bill 

The United States and Mexico have made a deal that Venezuelans who came into the U.S. illegally can be expelled to Mexico under Title 42. Title 42 is a World War II-era public health order that prohibits entry into the United States if they believe it could introduce communicable diseases into the country and has been used by the U.S. since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020. 

For further details please review the Border Report News Article, “Venezuelans expelled from U.S. decide next steps in Mexico“. 

Update: Process for Venezuelans

USCIS announced on Monday, October 24th, that they were extending the Flexibilities that they originally announced in March 2020. These flexibilities are for responding to certain requests from the USCIS, some are listed below: 

• Requests for Evidence; 
• Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); 

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has created a document online on their research library listing all the 2022 USCIS form updates in reverse chronological order! This document lists updates of all forms issued by USCIS! Note: check the USCIS website for the latest updates and correct version of USCIS forms! 

Please review AILA Research Library document: 2022 USCIS Forms Updates 

 | Dated September 14, 2022

The Biden administration announced that it will resume immigrant visa processing in Havana, Cuba to discourage illegal immigration from that country. A record number of Cubans are fleeing to the United States though the Mexico border in the last few years. 

A State Department Official stated, “These efforts are a key step to meet the U.S. commitment under the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords to ensure that total legal migration to the United States from Cuba will be a minimum of 20,000 Cubans each year, not including immediate relatives of U.S. citizens,”. 

For more information, please read the CBS News Article, “U.S. to restart immigrant visa processing in Cuba in 2023 to discourage illegal migration”! 

This video is a discussion of the action by  Florida Governor DeSantis flying 50 migrants from his state of Florida to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts! This video includes comments from Florida Senator Mark Rubio, California Governor Newson, President Biden, and others! Governors of both Florida and Texas have been sending migrants to other states they call, “Sanctuary States” in what seems like a political move! 

 
Video – Immigration Battle Intensifies – ABC News Video 

 
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule which clarifies how the DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility against a noncitizen. This rule restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had been in place for decades, until the Trump Administration changed the interpretation of the rule.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “This action ensures fair and humane treatment of legal immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members,”. He also stated, “Consistent with America’s bedrock values, we will not penalize individuals for choosing to access the health benefits and other supplemental government services available to them.”

For further details please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule“.

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CBS News (cbsnews.com), 8/31/22:

The facts behind the high number of migrants arriving at the border under Biden