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HUMAN TRAFFICKER USING FAKE BORDER PATROL VEHICLE TO SMUGGLE ALIENS ABC NEWS Laredo, TX: The U.S. Border Patrol says a human trafficker tried to smuggle illegal immigrants in a cloned Border Patrol Tahoe. According to the Border Patrol, to the casual observer, the vehicle looked real, but an agent thought it was suspicious and the …
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DHS Enhances Opportunities for H-1B1, E-3, CW-1 Nonimmigrants and Certain EB-1 Immigrants, Final Rule Posted | USCIS: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulations today to improve the programs serving the H-1B1, E-3 and CW-1 nonimmigrant classifications and the EB-1 immigrant class
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New Law Increases H-1B and L-1 Petition Fees | USCIS: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, increases fees for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners.
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USCIS Approves 10,000 U Visas for 7th Straight Fiscal Year | USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the statutory maximum of 10,000 petitions for U-1 nonimmigrant status (U visas) for fiscal year 2016.
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USCIS Plays Critical Role in Investigation Leading to the Arrest of New York Immigration Attorney for Immigration Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft | USCIS: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Glenn Sorge, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s
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I-601A HARDSHIP WAIVERS The I-601A provisional Hardship waiver process allows individuals who are inadmissible because of unlawful presence to apply for a waiver in the United States before they depart for their immigrant visa interviews WHAT IS HARDSHIP? To qualify, an immigrant must prove extreme hardship to a US citizen or permanent resident spouse, parent and in …
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WHAT’S NEW?The visa bulletin will now include two charts per visa preference category: The first one is the Application Final Action Dates chart (listing “approval” cut-off dates when an adjustment of status application may be approved). While the other is a Dates for Filing Applications chart (listing “acceptance” cut-off dates when an adjustment of status …
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The State Department began accepting visa lottery registration on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 12:00pm. Registration runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 12:00pm, Eastern Daylight Time. The Diversity Lottery Program provides an opportunity for foreign nationals to become permanent residents regardless of whether they have existing relatives or an employer willing to sponsor them. …