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Last Tuesday President-elect Joe Biden was interviewed by NBC News Reporter, Lester Holt about his agenda. He told the reporter that he would use his first 100 days in office to act on an immigration bill, roll back President Trump’s executive orders on the environment and send assistance to state and local governments.

Biden stated in the interview, “I made a commitment, in the first 100 days, I will send an immigration bill to the United States Senate with a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people in America,”! He warned that, “Some of it is going to depend on the kind of cooperation I can or cannot get from the United States Congress,”.

Please review The Hill’s news article for more detailed information: Immigration, executive action top Biden preview of first 100 days

The Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Visa has become a source of investment for development projects within the United States, attracting billions of dollars to our economy and creating thousands of jobs in the United States. The EB-5 stated purpose is to create jobs and growth. The USCIS has developed an online presentation on the Immigrant Investor Program and have posted it on YouTube, I placed the linked below.

The USCIS presentation: Updates – Immigrant Investor Program – video. 11/10/20

List of some of the Top News Stories related to President Elect Biden on Immigration:

NPR, 11/9/20:

On Immigration, Biden’s Biggest Promises Likely Hinge On Who Controls The Senate

Court appointed attorneys (children advocates) have reported that they have been unable to find the parents of 545 children who were separated from their parents by the Trump Administration’s immigration policies at the Mexican border. The court ordered the reunification of 1030 separated children; the advocates where able to locate the parents of 485 of the children. The other 545 parents have been designated as “unreachable”!

Please review the NPR news article for more detailed information: Parents Of 545 Children Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border Still Can’t Be Found

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, October 16^th, that they would be increasing fees for premium processing, effective Monday, October 19^th. The USCIS premium processing service allows some petitioners to pay an additional filing fee to expedite the adjudication of certain forms, normally within 15 days.

Fee Increases:

• Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, fee increase from $1,440 to $2,500, for all filings except those from petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting H-2B or R-1 nonimmigrant status.

A federal judge has granted a motion for preliminary injunction against changes, mostly large increases in USCIS fees that was scheduled to take effect on Friday, October 2^nd. This preliminary injunction is Nationwide and the USCIS cannot raise fees, until this injunction is removed!

Please visit the Forbes news article for more detailed information: Judge Blocks USCIS Fee Increases: Here’s Why It Happened

Link to: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction (PDF)

USCIS announced on Friday, September 18^th, that they have updated the policy guidance concerning residency requirements under section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)! These changes were made to comply with the newly enacted Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act.

*Under the new law, a child born outside of the United States acquires automatic citizenship under INA 320, even if the child is residing outside the United States, in cases where the child is a lawful permanent resident (LPR) and is in the legal and physical custody of his or her U.S. citizen parent who is:

• Stationed and residing outside of the United States as a member of the U.S. armed forces;