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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 thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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On June 9th, USCIS placed their new fee schedule, Form G-1055 on their web site! Please review the link below for more information and to view the new fee schedule. Notice the edition date is 06/6/23 and can be found at the bottom of the form.

 Update to Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. New Edition Dated 06/6/23

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Question #1 – Conditional Permanent Residence

Are there any type of restrictions on a Conditional Green Card? Once I get my green card, can I travel out of the country?

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CBS News is reporting that the Biden administration has plans to house up to 800 unaccompanied migrant children coming in from the southern border in a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) empty boarding school in North Carolina. ORR, the federal agency that will care for these unaccompanied minors, hopes to open the facility in Greensboro, North Carolina this August! 

Review the CBS News Article for more details: U.S. to house migrant children in former North Carolina boarding school later this summer 

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “USCIS Fiscal Year 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program” on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, between 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern). The webinar will include USCIS representatives discussing the USCIS Notices of Funding Opportunity and the USCIS  Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for fiscal year 2023! The Citizenship and Integration Grant Program provides up to $25 million in grants to fund citizenship preparation programs across the United States. 

Review the USCIS Upcoming National Engagements Web Page for more details: USCIS Fiscal Year 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program 

  
To Register for this webinar:  

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, June 30, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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Update: Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua Reinstated and Extended for 18 Months – (USCIS News Release –  6/20/23)

On Tuesday, June 13th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced cancellation of the Trump Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision now extends TPS designations for 18 Months for current beneficiaries only! 

Review the USCIS News Release for more details: DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua 

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You can check USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) processing times at any time online using the link below, it is on their web site. You will need to select your form number, next select the form category, and last select the office processing your case and they will display a processing time. USCIS has made processing times easier to understand and provides a more realistic date range. 

Check Case Processing Times 

The processing time range is how long it takes for USCIS to process your type of case from the date they received it. USCIS processes cases in the order they receive them, and they normally update this information monthly. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured over the last two months. 

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Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and was signed into effect in 2021 by President Biden. Juneteenth, also called Jubilee Day, is a celebration of when Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth in the United States

For more information, view this link! What is Juneteenth? (history channel)

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