Appointments at the Los Angeles office will continue to take place. USCIS are to please respect social distancing when in line or seated in waiting areas. The facilities will be screening all visitors upon entry …
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ICE issued a statement on its response to COVID-19. ICE stated that it does not conduct enforcement operations at medical facilities, except under extraordinary circumstances. Further, ICE is “temporarily suspending social visitation in all detention …
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USCIS issued a statement clarifying that any treatment or preventive services related to COVID-19 will not negatively affect any individual as part of a future Public Charge analysis.
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Both U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) implemented a new rule, effective February 24, 2020, to decide who will be considered a “Public Charge” (someone that is likely to …
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The Greyhound bus company, the largest bus company in the United States, announced on February 21, 2020, that it will no longer allow Border Patrol agents to conduct routine immigration checks, including warrantless checks for …
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Effective Sunday, 2/2/20, 5 PM EST, the following travel restrictions regarding individuals who had traveled to China during the past 14 days are in place: Returning United States Citizens, green card holders and their immediate …
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Last year, the Department of Homeland Security wanted to add another ground of inadmissibility for green card applicants. The infamous Public Charge rule. The rule was to take effect on October 15, 2019. However, before …
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Today, the Trump administration announced the expansion of its travel ban to include nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. The original ban, issued in January 2017 by way of Executive Order, …
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USCIS today announced that due to the termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran, Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor …
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Please find here an interesting article on ImmigrationImpact.
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