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AILA Issue Paper on Comprehensive Reform (01/14/05)
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DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Raise Fees for Appeals and Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (11/30/04)
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AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule to Expand US Visit to the 50 Busiest Land Ports of Entry (11/02/04)
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AILF Practice Advisory for Filing a Petition for Rehearing 10/27/04
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H-1B Cap Reached 10/01/2004
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AILA Press Release: Increased Fees Will Not Do The Job (04/15/04)
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New Immigration Filing Fees Effective April 30, 2004 (04/14/04)
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Maine Governor Orders Immigration Status Be Kept Confidential (04/09/04)
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DHS Provides Guidance on Length of Custody Before Determination to File Charges (03/30/04)
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Immigration Backgrounders: Basic Immigration Information Provided by AILA (03/03/04)
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AILA Press Release: A Year in Review: The Department of Homeland Security (02/27/04)
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DHS Publishes Notice Regarding H-1B Processing Now that the Cap is Reached (02/25/04)
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Department of State Advises on New Procedures for Petitions Returned for Revocation (02/25/04)
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US State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)
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USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap (02/17/04)
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HHS Updates Poverty Guidelines for 2004 (02/12/04)
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Federal Judge finds Treatment of Asylees “National Embarrassment” (02/12/04)
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Department of State Requires Personal Appearance by Minors for US Passport Issuance (02/05/04)
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AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (02/03/04)
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AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule Suspending NSEERS' Re-Registration Requirements (02/02/04)
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Department of State Issues Fact Sheet on Refugee Women (01/26/04)
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AILA’s Statement on the Introduction of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (01/21/04)
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Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate (01/21/04)
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USCIS Extends Validity of Medical Exams to When Adjustment is Adjudicated (01/08/04)
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AILA’s Statement on the Bush Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal (01/07/04)
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Questions & Answers from the White House on President Bush's Immigration Proposal (01/07/04)
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President Bush's Immigration Proposal--White House Fact Sheet (01/07/04)
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New IV Unit Phone Number for Ciudad Juarez (01/05/04)
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Ports Equipped with US VISIT Entry Capability as of January 5, 2004 (01/05/04)
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DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Implementing US VISIT (01/05/04)
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IRS Inspector General Addresses Use of ITINs By Aliens (01/01/04)
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Apply for DV-2005 Visa Lottery Online (11/01/03)
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USCIS Memo on Tax Exempt Status for Religious Organizations (10/17/03)
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Religious Worker Bill Passes the Senate and Goes To President For Signature (10/03/03)
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State Department Redesignates 25 Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10/02/03)
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USCIS Training Materials on Affidavits of Support (10/01/03)
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USCIS Training Materials on Section 245(k) (10/01/03)
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USCIS Training Materials on Section 212(h) Waivers (10/01/03)
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USCIS Implements Revised N-600 and New N-600K Forms (10/01/03)
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USCIS Memo on Derivative Citizenship for Children Born Out of Wedlock (09/26/03)
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Machine Readable Passport Requirement Deferred for 21 Countries (09/25/03)
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New York City Executive Order Prohibits Inquiries About Immigration Status (09/17/03)
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USCIS Memo on Sunset of H-1B Training Fee (09/15/03)
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USCIS Guidelines for Service Center Issuance of Notices to Appear (09/12/03)
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TSC Form to Request Expedited Processing of Petitions or Applications (9/12/03)
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DHS Divisions Drop "Bureau" From Names (09/08/03)
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Petition for Rehearing En Banc Filed in Ninth Circuit AWO Case (09/05/03)
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USCIS Modifies Photo Requirements to Accommodate Religious Beliefs (09/04/03)
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Sign-On Letter Urges BCIS to Restore Direct Phone Access to Service Centers (09/04/03)
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Burundi TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)
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Sudan TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)
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AILA Hot Bills -- 108th Congress (09/03/03)
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DHS Extends TPS Designation for Burundi (09/03/03)
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DHS Extends TPS Designation for Sudan (09/03/03)
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DHS Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone Effective May 3, 2004 (09/03/03)
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MALDEF Files Suit in Virginia Challenging College Admissions Denials (09/02/03)
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Service Center Adjudicators May Issue Notices to Appear (08/29/03)
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AILA Press Release: BCIS 800 Number Offers Immigrants Little Service (08/28/03)
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AILA Press Release: Economic Outlook Shows Vital Need for Immigrants in U.S. Economy (08/27/03)
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GAO Report Cites Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspection Process (08/27/03)
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GAO Report Finds that DHS Needs to Strengthen its Information Sharing Process (08/27/03)
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Seven New BCIS Forms Required On or After October 1, 2003 (08/26/03)
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BCIS Announces Latest H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2003 (08/26/03)
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DV-2005 Visa Lottery Instructions Issued (08/21/03)
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Interim Rule to Change DV Lottery System to Strictly Electronic Filing (08/18/03)
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DOS Publishes Final Rule Amending Automatic Revalidation Regulation (08/18/03)
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AILA Backgrounder--The 1-800 Number--A Case of Customer Disservice (08/15/03)
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AILA Backgrounder--Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate (08/14/03)
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DOS Final Rule Creates NIV Classifications for Commuter Students (08/11/03)
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BCIS Guidance on AC21 Applicability to Concurrent Filings and Revoked I-140s (08/04/03)
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DHS Announces Appointment of Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman (07/29/03)
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DHS Publishes Final Rule on Certificates for Certain Health Care Workers (07/25/03)
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BCIS Extends Policy that Medicals Remain Valid Until I-485 is Adjudicated (07/23/03)
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DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for Somalia (07/21/03)
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BCIS Memo Instructs Offices to Expedite Special Immigrant Religious Worker Cases (07/18/03)
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Inspector General's Report to Congress on Implementation of the Patriot Act (07/17/03)
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BCIS Issues FAQs on TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/16/03)
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DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for El Salvador (07/16/03)
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds BIA Streamlining Procedures (07/14/03)
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National Customer Service Center Procedures for Handling Status Requests on Pending Applications (07/10/03)
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BCIS Announces TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/10/03)
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Department of State Requires Personal Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applications (07/07/03)
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Visa Revalidations Through State Department Now Taking 10-12 Weeks (07/07/03)
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AILA Urges President and Congress to Get Serious about Backlog Reduction (07/03/03)
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Testimony of DOJ Inspector General on the Detention and Treatment of September 11 Detainees (06/25/03)
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DV-2004 Winners Notified (06/24/03)
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Eduardo Aguirre Confirmed As BCIS Director (06/19/03)
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How the BCIS 800 Number "Tier" System Works (06/18/03)
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BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For TPS (06/16/03)
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AILA's Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)
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AILA Hot Bills (Immigration Legislation Currently Pending in Congress) (06/13/03)
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Expedited Removal Checklist (06/12/03)
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Civil Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)
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BCIS Issues EB-5 Guidance Memo (06/10/03)
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BCIS Consolidates All Phone Inquiries to One Number (06/09/03)
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Inspector General Finds "Significant Problems" with Handling of Immigration Detainees After 9/11 (06/02/03)
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BCIS FAQs on E-Filing (05/29/03)
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BCIS Fact Sheet on E-Filing (in English and Spanish) (05/29/03)
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BCIS Press Release on Online Filing (In English and Spanish) (05/29/03)
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BCIS Begins Electronic Filing of I-90s and I-765s (05/29/03)
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Texas Lawyers Committee and MALDEF File Suit for Proof of Status for Lawful Permanent Residents (05/28/03)
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BCIS Summary of Interim Final Rule on 212(h) Waivers (05/27/03)
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AILA Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work Purposes’ (05/27/03)
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BCIS Kicks Off Electronic Filing with Chicago Press Conference (05/27/03)
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AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)
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Justice Department Press Release on District Court Decision in the BIA Reform Case (05/23/03)
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AILA Enumerates Concerns with the New ‘U.S. VISIT’ Entry-Exit System (05/21/03)
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Department of Homeland Security Press Release and Remarks on the US-VISIT Program (05/19/03)
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DOS Cable Provides Guidance on Applications Adjudicated Prior to the Effective Date of the CSPA (05/17/03)
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BICE Announces Agency Reorganization Plan (05/16/03)
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BICE Detention and Removal Memo Pursuant to Demore v. Kim Decision (05/15/03)
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LIFE Legalization Application Deadline is June 4, 2003 (05/15/03)
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State Department Discusses NSEERS Failure to Exit Through Departure Control (05/10/03)
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AILA Press Release on Ninth Circuit Immigrant Investors Decision (05/09/03)
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Local Police and the Enforcement of Immigration Laws (05/07/03)
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Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Hondurans (05/05/03)
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Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Nicaraguans (05/05/03)
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EOIR Releases FY 2002 Statistical Yearbook (04/30/03)
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9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)
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Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (04/29/03)
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Supreme Court Decision on Detention of Criminal Aliens (04/29/03)
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List of Nationalities Subject to Port of Entry Identification Procedures (04/29/03)
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Interim Final Rule Authorizes BCIS to Accept E-Filing (04/29/03)
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Fact Sheet: E-Filing and other BCIS Services Online (04/25/03)
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BCIS Press Release on Filing Online (04/25/03)
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Several BIA Members to Begin New Assignments (04/24/03)
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New Guidance Memo from BCIS on AC21 and H-1B Extensions (04/24/03)
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Attorney General Decision Establishes New Precedent for Setting Bond (04/17/03)
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BCIS Memo on Effect of Grandparent's Death on §322 Naturalization (04/17/03)
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ACLU Seeks Disclosure of "Secret Law" on Local Police Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws (04/14/03)
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Ciudad Juarez to Resume Some Third Country Processing (04/14/03)
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BCIS Memo on I-751 Waiver Where Divorce Proceedings Have Commenced (04/10/03)
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BCIS Discusses Unlawful Presence in Change of Status and Extension of Stay Context (04/02/03)
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CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)
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EOIR and AILA Liaison Meeting Questions & Answers (03/27/03)
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State Department Cable Contains Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing Update (03/21/03)
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BCIS Answers Spousal Immigration Questions (03/20/03)
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BICE Begins Seeking Out & Apprehending Certain Iraqi Nationals in the US (03/20/03)
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State Department Spokesman Discusses Consular Post Closings (03/20/03)
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AILA Issue Papers (03/17/03)
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BCIS Memo Confirms that Asylees and Refugees are Employment Authorized Incident to Status (03/10/03)
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Example of New Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter (03/04/03)
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Department of Justice Withdraws Proposed B Regulation (03/03/03)
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INS is Now Part of the Department of Homeland Security (03/01/03)
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Department of Justice Press Release on Termination of TPS for Angolans (02/28/03)
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DOJ Inspector General Finds Premium Processing Program Delays Routine Adjudications (02/28/03)
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DOJ Reorganizes 8 CFR, Reflecting End of INS (02/28/03)
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INS Will Only Accept Editions of the Form N-400 Dated 5/31/01 or Later (02/28/03)
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INS Notice to Public Regarding Changes in Filing Fees (02/27/03)
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Filing Fees Return to Pre January 24 Levels (02/27/03)
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State Department Advises Posts of New Poverty Guidelines (02/22/03)
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President Signs Omnibus Budget Bill, Including Reversal of Fee Change (02/20/03)
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INS Designates Additional Ports for Special Registrant Departures (02/19/03)
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BCIS Will Not Waive I-90 Photo Requirements for Religious Objections (02/14/03)
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Special Registration Groups 3 & 4 Deadlines Extended (02/14/03)
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Update on Fee Surcharge and NSEERS Provisions in Omnibus Budget Bill (02/14/03)
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Letter to INS Commissioner Urging Modification of Proposed B Visa Rule (02/14/03)
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State Department Implements New DS-156 Form (02/12/03)
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State Department Announces Changes in NIV Photograph Requirements (02/11/03)
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Head of Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services Named (02/10/03)
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HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2003 (02/07/03)
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California Service Center Processing Guidelines for 2003 (02/06/03)
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State Department Advises Posts of Elimination of Visa Waiver for Canadian Landed Immigrants (02/01/03)
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Groups ask Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Address Visa Processing Concerns (01/31/03)
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Special Registration--Office-by-Office Summary of How INS Is Handling Call-In Special Registration (01/30/03)
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AILA Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)
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INS Finalizes Rule Barring Release of Detainee Information (01/29/03)
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AILF and AILA's Comments to Interim Rule on 212(h) Waivers (01/27/03)
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INS Memorandum on Family Unity Benefits and Unlawful Presence (01/27/03)
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New Immigration Filing Fees Effective Immediately (01/24/03)
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Senate Votes to Halt INS Special Registration Program (01/24/03)
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Caracas IV Cases Can Be Transferred to Panama City or Port of Spain (01/24/03)
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INS Chart on Who is Subject to Special Registration (01/21/03)
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Five Countries Added to Call-In Registration (01/16/03)
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Update from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
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Filing Guidelines from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
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Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)
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Groups Ask President to Address Special Registration Issues (01/13/03)
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INS Says Halt Lifted on Approvals of Adjustments/Naturalizations (01/10/03)
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INS Guidance on Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in NSEERS Cases (01/08/03)
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Department of State Revised Cable on Child Status Protection Act (01/03/03)
Immigration News:
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/ Advance Parole / Conditional Permanent Residence
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USCIS Extends Validity of Medical Exams to When Adjustment is Adjudicated (01/08/04)
BCIS Guidance on AC21 Applicability to Concurrent Filings and Revoked I-140s (08/04/03)
BCIS Extends Policy that Medicals Remain Valid Until I-485 is Adjudicated (07/23/03)
BCIS Memo on I-751 Waiver Where Divorce Proceedings Have Commenced (04/10/03)
Final Indochinese Adjustment Regulations (12/26/02)
INS Revised Guidance for When an Adjustment Interview Can Be Waived (08/14/02)
INS Interim Rule Allows I-140/I-485 Concurrent Filing (07/31/02)
INS Discusses Vaccination Waivers (06/25/02)
INS Issues Final Rule for Adjustment of Status Under the LIFE Act (06/04/02)
Section 245(i) Extension Fails to Pass in This Congressional Session (12/20/01)
IRS Form 9003 No Longer Required for Adjustment Applications (09/21/01)
245(i) Compromise Reached (09/06/01)
INS Implements Procedures to Handle Section 245(i) Cases (01/26/01)
Adjustment of Status Processing at the Nebraska Service Center (01/16/01)
INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (11/22/00)
Adjustment of Status of Indochinese Parolees (11/06/00)
New I-485 Form Required After 9/30/00 (08/23/00)
New I-485 Form Issued by INS (06/23/00)
- Transfer of Adjustment Application to a New Petition: For New or Subsequent Family or Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions (05/09/00)
- INS Offices Instructed Re: Processing Plans for Naturalization and Adjustment of Status (05/01/00)
- INS Resumes Adjudication of Cases Held for CIA Security Checks (11/29/99)
- INS Issues Policy Guidance on 245(i) in Family - Based Petition Case (4/14/99)
- INS Memo on Accepting Applications for Adjustment of Status under 245(i) (6/10/99)
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- Adoption / Orphans
- Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (09/11/02)
- INS Commissioner Discusses International Adoptions (05/22/02)
- INS Statement Regarding Cambodian Orphans (04/23/02)
- INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (12/21/01)
- INS Fact Sheet on Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (01/22/01)
- INS Memo Discusses Adopted Child Definition (12/28/99)
- US State Department Regulations and Information on International Adoptions
- INS Information on Bringing Foreign-Born Orphans to the US
- Affidavit of Support / Public Charge
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HHS Updates Poverty Guidelines for 2004 (02/12/04)
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USCIS Training Materials on Affidavits of Support (10/01/03)
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State Department Advises Posts of New Poverty Guidelines (02/22/03)
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HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2003 (02/07/03)
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40 Quarters of Social Security Credits in Lieu of form I-864 (02/22/02)
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Poverty Guidelines for 2002 (02/14/02)
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INS Memo on Effect of Child Citizenship Act and Affidavit of Support (05/17/01)
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Affidavit of Support Not Required Where Alien Already Has 40 Qualifying Quarters (05/17/01)
- 2001 Poverty Guidelines--Effective April 1, 2001 (04/01/01)
- 2001 Poverty Guidelines Issued (02/16/01)
- Department of State's Affidavit of Support Website (01/16/01)
- State Department Announces $50 Fee on I-864 Affidavits of Support (09/07/00)
- 2000 Poverty Guidelines
- US State Department FAQs on Affidavits of Support
- INS Questions & Answers on the Affidavit of Support
- INS Issues Affidavit of Support Instructions (03/07/00)
- INS Quick Guide to 'Public Charge' and Receipt of Public Benefits (10/18/99)
- Poverty Income Guidelines for 1999
- INS Public Charge Fact Sheet (5/25/99)
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- AILA Position Papers and Advocacy Updates
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AILA Issue Paper on Comprehensive Reform (1/14/05)
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AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule to Expand US Visit to the 50 Busiest Land Ports of Entry (11/01/04)
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AILA Press Release: Increased Fees Will Not Do The Job (04/15/04)
Immigration Backgrounders: Basic Immigration Information Provided by AILA (03/03/04)
AILA Press Release: A Year in Review: The Department of Homeland Security (02/27/04)
AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (02/03/04)
AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule Suspending NSEERS' Re-Registration Requirements (02/02/04)
AILA’s Statement on the Introduction of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (01/21/04)
AILA’s Statement on the Bush Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal (01/07/04)
Sign-On Letter Urges BCIS to Restore Direct Phone Access to Service Centers (09/04/03)
AILA Hot Bills -- 108th Congress (09/03/03)
AILA Press Release: BCIS 800 Number Offers Immigrants Little Service (08/28/03)
AILA Press Release: Economic Outlook Shows Vital Need for Immigrants in U.S. Economy (08/27/03)
AILA Backgrounder--The 1-800 Number--A Case of Customer Disservice (08/15/03)
AILA Backgrounder--Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate (08/14/03)
AILA Urges President and Congress to Get Serious about Backlog Reduction (07/03/03)
AILA's Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)
AILA Hot Bills (Immigration Legislation Currently Pending in Congress) (06/13/03)
Civil Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)
AILA Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work Purposes’ (05/27/03)
AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)
AILA Enumerates Concerns with the New ‘U.S. VISIT’ Entry-Exit System (05/21/03)
AILA Press Release on Ninth Circuit Immigrant Investors Decision (05/09/03)
CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)
AILA Issue Papers (03/17/03)
Letter to INS Commissioner Urging Modification of Proposed B Visa Rule (02/14/03)
Groups ask Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Address Visa Processing Concerns (01/31/03)
AILF and AILA's Comments to Interim Rule on 212(h) Waivers (01/27/03)
AILA Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)
Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)
American Immigration Law Foundation Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (12/17/02)
AILA's Statement in Opposition to the Special Registration Program (12/16/02)
AILA Washington Update--What's Going On in Congress? (11/08/02)
Connect--Business Immigration and Congress--from AILA (11/04/02)
AILA Washington Update (10/15/02)
AILF Publishes Report Comparing Japanese Internment with Today's Secret Detentions (10/11/02)
AILA's Press Release on the Introduction of the Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act (10/10/02)
AILA Washington Update--What's Going On in Congress (10/04/02)
AILA Washington Update (09/20/02)
AILA Press Release--Ashcroft Changes to BIA: A Slap in the Face to Immigrants (08/26/02)
AILA Issue Paper: Restricting Immigrant Access to Driver's Licenses (08/09/02)
AILA Backgrounder on Social Security and Immigration (08/08/02)
AILA Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (07/16/02)
AILA Comment on Proposed Alien Registration Regulation (07/15/02)
AILA Comments on PERM Regulation (07/05/02)
AILA Washington Update (07/01/02)
AILA Press Release on Homeland Security and the INS: "The Need to Get it Right" (06/27/02)
AILA's Recommended Comments on the DOL's PERM Regulations (06/27/02)
AILA Statement in Opposition to Proposal to Register Aliens (06/06/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Family-Based Immigration (05/31/02)
AILA's Legislative Scorecard--Bills Pending in Congress (05/31/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Immigration and Homeland Security (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Essential Workers Help Our Economy (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Immigration Reform in the Context of the US-Mexico Discussions (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--INS Reorganization: Border Inspections and Admissions (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--INS Reorganization (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Section 245(i): Setting the Record Straight (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Mandatory and Indefinite Detention (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Restore Fairness and Due Process (05/30/02)
AILA Issue Paper--Legal Immigration to the United States (05/30/02)
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- Asylum and Refugees
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USCIS Updates Adjustment of Status Waiting Times for Asylees (04/12/04)
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US State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)
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Federal Judge finds Treatment of Asylees “National Embarrassment” (02/12/04)
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Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (04/29/03)
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BCIS Memo Confirms that Asylees and Refugees are Employment Authorized Incident to Status (03/10/03)
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Federal Register Notice Expanding the Expedited Removal Program (11/13/02)
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INS Asylum Office Discusses Child Status Protection Act (08/07/02)
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INS Processing Time Information on Asylee Adjustments (06/01/02)
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INS Advises Certain Asylees on Change of Addresses (05/10/02)
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State Department Issues 2001 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (02/25/02)
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INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002 (01/11/02)
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INS Asylum Program Update (07/06/01)
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Health & Human Services Memo on Asylees Receiving Unrestricted Social Security Cards (04/05/01)
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Asylum Statistics from INS (04/01/01)
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Journalist Wins Award for Articles on US Asylum Abuses (03/26/01)
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180 Day Asylum Clock Matrix Draft (03/19/01)
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New Procedures to Call Asylum Applicant (02/23/01)
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AILA Comments on New Asylum Definitions (01/17/01)
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INS Implements New Credible Fear Process for Expedited Removal Cases (12/08/00)
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INS Proposes Regulation to Clarify Certain Asylum Definitions (12/07/00)
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INS Answers Questions on Gender-Based Persecution Proposed Rule (12/07/00)
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INS Answers Questions on New Asylum Rule (12/06/00)
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INS Issues Final Rule on IIRIRA Changes to Asylum Procedures (12/06/00)
- INS Proposes New Asylum Application Form (08/07/00)
- EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status for Certain Fiscal Year 1999 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Policies (08/02/00)
- INS Asylum Program Update (07/06/01)
- Determining an Asylee’s Period of Eligibility for Refugee Assistance (06/15/00)
- Asylum Jurisdiction for Hawaii and Guam Cases Moves to Los Angeles Office (06/06/00)
- Asylee Adjustment Cut-Off Date (06/06/01)
- EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status for Certain Fiscal Year 2000 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Policies (06/05/01)
- Refugee Admission and Adjustment Procedures (05/15/00)
- Memo on Asylum Processing from the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (03/22/00)
- Asylees/Refugees Readmission Without Travel Documents (11/23/99)
- EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status From Fiscal Year 1998 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control (11/23/99)
- Refugee Definition from Immigration and Nationality Act
- Asylum Officer Training - Lesson Plan
- Refugees - Questions and Answers from INS (8/9/99)
- Asylum-Related Issues/AILA Meeting (8/2/99)
- INS Advises on Asylee Exception to Unlawful Presence (6/8/99)
- C.A.T. - Convention Against Torture
- US Asylum and Refugee Policy - INS Fact Sheet (10/29/98)
- INS Asylum Offices--Addresses and Telephone Numbers
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- Business Immigration - General Information
- CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)
- CONNECT!--Newsletter on Business Immigration (April/May 2001)
- CONNECT!--Newsletter on Business Immigration (Feb/Mar 2001)
- CONNECT! A Newsletter on Business Immigration (Oct/Nov)
- CONNECT! July/August Newsletter (08/00)
- CONNECT! May/June Newsletter (06/00)
- CONNECT! Apr. Newsletter (04/00)
- CONNECT! Feb/Mar Newsletter (03/00)
- CONNECT! Dec/Jan Newsletter (01/00)
- CONNECT! A Monthly Newsletter on Business Immigration (11/99)
- Business Immigration to the United States
- AILA Position Paper - Business Immigration to the United States (10/20/99)
- AILA Position Paper - Business Immigration To The United States: A Basic Overview (10/20/99)
- Citizenship / Naturalization
- USCIS Implements Revised N-600 and New N-600K Forms (10/01/03)
- USCIS Memo on Derivative Citizenship for Children Born Out of Wedlock (09/26/03)
- BCIS Memo on Naturalization Disability Waivers (06/30/03)
- BCIS Memo on Effect of Grandparent's Death on §322 Naturalization (04/17/03)
- INS Will Only Accept Editions of the Form N-400 Dated 5/31/01 or Later (02/28/03)
- INS Guidance on New Expedited Naturalization Order (07/17/02)
- Expedited Naturalization for Active Duty Service Personnel (07/03/02)
- INS Requires IBIS Checks for Naturalization Applicants (05/10/02)
- Revised Application for Naturalization, Form N-400, Effective 1/1/02 (11/16/01)
- INS Announces New Form N-400 (08/14/01)
- INS Requires Revised Application for Naturalization Form (N-400) to be used after 1/1/02 (07/20/01)
- INS Proposes Consolidated Form N-600 (06/13/01)
- INS Issues Child Citizenship Act Regulations (06/13/01)
- INS Memo on Effect of Child Citizenship Act and Affidavit of Support (05/17/01)
- Child Citizenship Act Takes Effect Today (02/27/01)
- US State Department Fact Sheet on Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (02/27/01)
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How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for Your Child (02/27/01)
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INS Issues Information on Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (02/27/01)
- INS Fact Sheet on New Child Citizenship Act (12/01/00)
- Child Citizenship Act of 2000--Complete Text (11/10/00)
- More on the Disability Oath Waiver (11/08/00)
- President Signs Naturalization Oath Waiver Bill (11/06/00)
- INS Offices Instructed Re: Processing Plans for Naturalization and Adjustment of Status (05/01/00)
- AILA Position Paper - Naturalization Needs to Serve Eligible People (10/20/99)
- INS on Effect of Failure to Register for Selective Service on Naturalization Eligibility (6/18/99)
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INS Proposes Consolidated Form N-600 (06/13/01)
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INS Issues Child Citizenship Act Regulations (06/13/01)
- Section 312 Disability Naturalization Adjudications (4/7/99)
- INS Press Release on Naturalization Applicants with Disabilities (4/14/99)
- INS Procedures to Remedy Prematurely Filed Naturalization Applications (6/29/99)
- INS on False Claims to US Citizenship (04/06/98)
- Department of State on False Citizenship Claims (09/17/97)
- US
Passport Services and Information--How to Obtain a US Passport?
- Country Specific Legislation or Regulations
- State Department Publishes Federal Register Notice Lifting Restrictions on Use of US Passports for Travel to Iraq (07/21/03)
- INS Chart on Who is Subject to Special Registration (01/21/03)
- Five Countries Added to Call-In Registration (01/16/03)
- Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)
- Final Indochinese Adjustment Regulations (12/26/02)
- Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (09/11/02)
- INS Provides Information on Special Registration Requirements (09/11/02)
- Five Countries Designated for Special Registration (09/06/02)
- Jordanian Nationals Now Eligible for E Visas (08/14/02)
- El Salvadoran TPS Extended for One Year (07/09/02)
- New Canadian Immigration Laws to Go Into Effect (05/31/02)
- President Signs Vietnamese Refugee Legislation (05/30/02)
- INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (05/17/02)
- INS Fact Sheet on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
- INS Press Release on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
- TPS Extended for Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
- TPS Extended for Hondurans (05/03/02)
- INS Statement Regarding Cambodian Orphans (04/23/02)
- Department of State Issues Worldwide Caution for US Citizens (03/17/02)
- India Travel Warning--from US State Department (03/13/02)
- Pakistan Travel Warning--from US State Department (03/02/02)
- INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (12/21/01)
- New Requirements for Indian Immigrant Visa Applicants (12/14/01)
- Canadian Border Crossing Cards Expire October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
- INS Announces New Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
- Information on Visas to Mexico (09/18/01)
- Special Clearance Procedures for Liberians (11/08/00)
- U. S. Suspends Entry of Persons from Sierra Leone (10/13/00)
- Courts - Immigration Court / AAO / BIA /
Federal Courts
- BIA Decisions--Synopsis and Complete Text of Important BIA decisions (As they are published)
- Federal Court Decisions Related to Immigration Law--(Updated Weekly)
- Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times (12/20/04)
- DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Raise Fees for Appeals and Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (11/30/04)
- Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times (07/31/03)
- Petition for Rehearing En Banc Filed in Ninth Circuit AWO Case (09/05/03)
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds BIA Streamlining Procedures (07/14/03)
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that 212(c) Relief Available Where Order to Show Cause Served on Alien, but Not Filed with Immigration Court (06/27/03)
- AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)
- Justice Department Press Release on District Court Decision in the BIA Reform Case (05/23/03)
- EOIR Releases FY 2002 Statistical Yearbook (04/30/03)
- Supreme Court Decision on Detention of Criminal Aliens (04/29/03)
- 9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)
- Several BIA Members to Begin New Assignments (04/24/03)
- Attorney General Decision Establishes New Precedent for Setting Bond (04/17/03)
- EOIR and AILA Liaison Meeting Questions & Answers (03/27/03)
- Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times (10/17/02)
- AILF and AILA Comments on Proposed St. Cyr Rule (10/15/02)
- INS Appeal Denied in IAP Legalization Litigation (09/24/02)
- BIA Updates Chart Tracking Precedent Decisions Cited by the Circuit Courts (08/29/02)
- BIA Guidelines for Submitting an Optional Supplemental Brief (08/27/02)
- Justice Department Press Release on Sixth Circuit Court Decision (08/29/02)
- Blanket Closure of "Special Interest" Hearings Ruled Unconstitutional (08/26/02)
- AILA Press Release--Ashcroft Changes to BIA: A Slap in the Face to Immigrants (08/26/02)
- Justice Department Press Release Announcing Final BIA Rule (08/26/02)
- DOJ Issues Final Rule for Procedural Reforms at the BIA (08/26/02)
- Department of Justice Fact Sheet on BIA Reform Rule (08/23/02)
- EOIR Publishes Correction to Proposed "St. Cyr" Rule (08/22/02)
- Proposed Rule Published to Implement Supreme Court's S