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Immigration Service--Special Registration Home Page:

• Complete Information on Special Registration from the BCIS Web Site

Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services, including the Immigration Courts:

• INS Designates Additional Ports for Special Registrant Departures (02/19/03)

• Special Registration Groups 3 & 4 Deadlines Extended (02/14/03)

• Special Registration--Office-by-Office Summary of How INS Is Handling Call-In Special Registration  (01/30/03)

• Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)

• INS Guidance on Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in NSEERS Cases (01/08/03)

• Armenia Removed from Call-In Special Registration List (12/17/02)

• Three More Countries Added to Special Registration Program (12/13/02)

• Special Registration-For Citizens and/or Nationals of Designated Countries: INS Web Page

• Department of Justice Draft Memo that First Proposed Special Registration (11/15/02)

• INS Fact Sheet on Special Registration -- (For Aliens Already in the US) (11/06/02)

• Persons Already Present in US Subjected to Special Registration (11/06/02)

• INS Testimony Regarding Implementation of the Enhanced Border Security Act and the PATRIOT Act (10/09/02)

• Supplemental Memo on Criteria to be used in Selecting Persons to be Subjected to Port of Entry Special Registration (09/30/02)

• INS Designates Ports for Special Registrant Departures (09/30/02)

• Special Registration Memo on Dual Nationality and Other Issues (09/13/02)

• INS Provides Information on Special Registration Requirements (09/11/02)

• INS Field Memo Identifying Persons to be Subjected to Special Registration at Ports of Entry (09/05/02)

• INS Issues Final Rule for Alien Registration for Certain Nationalities (08/12/02)

• INS Expands Checks of Applicants—Will Increase Processing Times (05/15/02)

• INS to Track Foreign Students Via Web (05/10/02)

• Update on Security Checks (05/01/02)

• INS to Institute New Security Checks (04/19/02)

• INS Commissioner Discusses Immigration Policy After September 11 (02/01/02)

• Rule on Custody Orders from the EOIR (10/31/01)

• All INS Mailrooms Now Open (10/18/01)

• INS Mailrooms Reopen (10/17/01)

• INS Service Center Mailrooms Closed Due to Anthrax Scare (10/15/01)

• INS Temporarily Freezes Processing of Immigrant Visa Petitions and Applications (10/04/01)

• Statement by INS Commissioner James Ziglar re: Terrorist Attacks (09/21/01)

• EOIR Memo on Closed Court Proceedings (09/21/01)

• EOIR Announces Interim Measures to Deal with Matters Affected by Terrorist Attacks (09/20/01)

• INS Service Center Operations in Aftermath of September 11, 2001 (09/18/01)

• BIA Advises on Appellate Filing Information During Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks (09/18/01)

• Government Agency Responses on Emergency Issues (09/14/01)

• Vermont Service Center Advises on Mail Delivery to New York (09/13/01)

State Department:

• State Department Discusses NSEERS Failure to Exit Through Departure Control (05/10/03)

• State Department Notice on Delays in Current Visa Processing (08/27/02)

• State Department Announces Special Visa Processing Procedures for Nationals of Terrorist Sponsoring Countries (08/27/02)

• State Department Cable Summarizes New Border Security Law (05/15/02)

• Terrorist Exclusion List Published by US State Department (12/06/01)

• More on Third Country National Processing at Border Posts (11/21/01)

• Canada and Mexico Consulates Suspend Processing of Visa Applications for Third Country Nationals (11/16/01)

• State Department Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10/05/01)

• Department of State Cable on Expedited Visa Processing for Family Members of Terrorist Attack Victims (Part 1) (09/25/01)

• Department of State Cable on Expedited Visa Processing for Family Members of Terrorist Attack Victims (Part 2) (09/26/01)

• Ciudad Juarez to Stop Processing Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Cases From Third Country Nationals (09/25/01)

• Department of State Says No Changes in Visa Procedures (09/18/01)

• Information on Visas to Mexico (09/18/01)

• Latest Travel Warnings and Public Announcements (Updated as Required)

Labor Department:

• Department of Labor Advises on Waiver of Deadlines and Extensions (09/18/01)

Legislation and Executive Orders:

• Update on Fee Surcharge and NSEERS Provisions in Omnibus Budget Bill (02/14/03)

• Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan (12/04/02)

• Final Version of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (11/25/02)

• AILA's Summary of New Homeland Security Bill’s Immigration Provisions (11/15/02)

• National Security Entry-Exit System Proposed--Requires Registration and Monitoring of Certain Aliens (06/06/02)

• Bush Signs Border Security Bill--Pushes for Extension of Section 245(i) (05/14/02)

• US-Canada Smart Border Declaration (30 Point Action Plan to Create a Secure and Smart Border) (12/12/01)

• Presidential Order on Use of Military Tribunals to Try Terrorists (11/16/01)

• Immigration Provisions in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (10/26/01)

• President Bush Signs Anti Terrorism Legislation USA Patriot Act of 2001 (10/26/01)

• Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (10/12/01)

• Patriot Act of 2001--House of Representatives Bill to Combat Terrorism (10/01/01)

• Presidential Order Blocking Transactions with Terrorists (09/25/01)

• Interim Rule Granting INS 48 Hours, or more, to Detain Alien Without Filing Immigration Charges (09/20/01)

Law Enforcement Agencies and Commissions:

• GAO Report Cites Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspection Process (08/27/03)

• GAO Report Finds that DHS Needs to Strengthen its Information Sharing Process (08/27/03)

• Inspector General's Report to Congress on Implementation of the Patriot Act (07/17/03)

• Testimony of DOJ Inspector General on the Detention and Treatment of September 11 Detainees (06/25/03)

• List of Nationalities Subject to Port of Entry Identification Procedures (04/29/03)

• DOJ Fact Sheet on Special Call-In Registration Procedures (11/22/02)

• 13 Additional Countries Added to Special Registration List (11/22/02)

• Five Countries Designated for Special Registration (09/06/02)

• Proposed Rule Regarding Registration Requirements for Certain Non-immigrants (06/13/02)

• Inspector General Finds Fault in INS Handling of Flight School Applications (05/20/02)

• National Guard Troops to Assist INS At Northern and Southern Borders (02/25/02)

• Department of Justice Notice of Consent for Providing Aviation Training to Certain Alien Trainees (02/08/02)

• INS Detainees After September 11 (12/03/01)

• Attorney General Memo Giving Incentives to Aliens Who Provide Information Relating to Terrorists (11/28/01)

• Justice Department Memo on How to Conduct Interviews of Foreign Nationals in Connection with the September 11 Attacks (11/09/01)

• FBI Publishes List of Most Wanted Terrorists (10/10/01)

• FBI Subpoenas Student Records (09/27/01)

Statements from the American Immigration Lawyers Association:

• Civil Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)

• AILF Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (03/03/03)

• AILA Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)

• Groups Ask President to Address Special Registration Issues (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)

• Letter to President Bush Urges Changes in Recent Administration Policies (10/29/02)

• AILA Press Release on Homeland Security and the INS: "The Need to Get it Right" (06/27/02)

• AILA Statement in Opposition to Proposal to Register Aliens (06/06/02)

• AILA/AILF Comment on INS Custody Regulation (11/19/01)

• AILA Press Release on New Anti-Terrorism Legislation (10/26/01)

• AILA Addresses Implications of Events in New York (09/12/01)

• AILA Statement on the Tragic Events of September 11 (09/11/01

Rights of Aliens:

• Inspector General Finds "Significant Problems" with Handling of Immigration Detainees After 9/11 (06/02/03)

• Justice Department Statement on North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Ashcroft (09/17/02)

• ACLU Issues Multi-Lingual "Know Your Rights!" Pamphlets to Educate Public (11/21/01)

• ABA Statement on Rule that Allows Justice Department to Eavesdrop on Conversations Between Lawyers and their Clients in Federal Custody (11/09/01)

• Monitoring Foreign Students in the US--Fact Sheet from the American Immigration Law Foundation (09/21/01)

• Know Your Rights if You are Stopped for Immigration Questioning (09/20/01)

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