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DHS Announces Countries That Qualify for H-2A and H-2B Visas
On November 9, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—together with the Department of State (DOS)—has announced the lists of countries whose nationals now qualify for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the...
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Biden Expands Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden fulfilled one of his campaign promises to end the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), which is also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. However,...
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All TPS Applicants May Now File Forms I-821 & I-765 Online
As of November 29, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that all Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applicants under one of the current designations may file Form I-821 (Application for...
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Immigration Court Backlog Surpasses Nearly 1.6 Million Cases
According to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), which tracks immigration court data, the U.S. immigration court backlog reached 1,596,193 million cases at the end of December...
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Biden Defends Trump-Era Immigration Policies in Court
Although President Joe Biden has taken hundreds of administrative actions to reverse his predecessor’s immigration policies during his first year in office, his administration is defending two Trump-era court orders in...
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Biden Lifts Most Visa Sanctions on Laos
On February 7, 2022, the Biden administration lifted a Trump-era immigration ban on Laos. Experts say thousands of Southeast Americans—many of them refugees—and their families may benefit from this move. ...
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