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Denaturalization Efforts by USCIS
April 19th, 2019
The Trump administration is creating a new office within USCIS to focus on identifying immigrants who are suspected of cheating to get their green cards or citizenship and to initiate denaturalization proceedings against them. The new denaturalizatio…
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Organizations Request TPS for Venezuela:
April 18th, 2019
Over 200 organizations signed a letter to the Departments of Homeland Security and State requesting that Venezuela be designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to the extraordinary and temporary conditions in the country.
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Conditional Residents (I-751 Applicants) Should Expect Interviews by USCIS
April 18th, 2019
In late 2018, USCIS issued a new policy memo that limits when officers can waive the interview requirement for Form I-751, the petition certain marriage-based green card holders must submit to remove the condition on their permanent residence. Under…
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New Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker:
April 16th, 2019
USCIS has released a new I-129 form dated 1/31/19, the form used for most employment-based nonimmigrant visas. Starting 5/20/19, USCIS will only accept this edition.
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Should People Be Concerned About Denaturalization?
April 15th, 2019
Again, denaturalization is rare. Nevertheless, there are more than 20 million naturalized Americans in the United States. As a result, there is concern that the federal government’s denaturalization efforts could lead to the revocation of U.S. citi…
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Discontinuation of Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance to Certain Foreign Nationals:
April 12th, 2019
DOS issued a final rule to allow consular officers to discontinue granting visas to individuals when a country has been sanctioned for denying or delaying accepting its nationals subject to a final order of removal from the U.S. The rule is largely t…
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What are the Limits to Denaturalization?
April 11th, 2019
Denaturalization can only occur by a judicial order either through civil proceedings or a criminal conviction for naturalization fraud. USCIS refers cases for civil and criminal denaturalization to the DOJ when there is “sufficient evidence” that…
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Nonimmigrant Visitor Overstays – Next Focus for Administration
April 10th, 2019
The White House recently announced in a Presidential Memorandum that it is focusing on B-1 and B-2 visitor overstays and will begin engaging with relevant governments to identify conditions contributing to high overstay rates among their nationals, a…
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Why Now? Why is the Federal Government Focusing on Denaturalization Cases?
April 9th, 2019
Efforts to denaturalize individuals are not new even though the USCIS office is. In 2010, a DHS task force started to identify individuals who should have been barred from naturalization. Although USCIS checks applicants’ fingerprints against both…
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E-2 Visas Available May 1, 2019 to Israeli Citizens
April 8th, 2019
The U.S. embassy in Israel announced that an E-2 treaty investor agreement has been signed between the United States and Israel and will become effective May 1, 2019. Accordingly, Israeli citizens will be able to apply for E-2 visas at the U.S. Embas…
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