Immigration News Resources
Key facts about the nation’s 47.9 million Black Americans
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000.
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Take the First Step and Just Apply for the Maggio Fellowship!
Alejandra Arrieta, the 2023 Maggio Fellowship winner, describes how the fellowship offered opportunities to network and train in immigration law. 2024 fellowship applications are due by February 16.
The post Take the First Step and Just Apply for the Maggio Fellowship! first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration.
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2024
USCIS to Launch Organizational Accounts, Enabling Online Collaboration and Submission of H-1B Registrations
State Department Extends Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waivers Indefinitely
The State Department announced an update to its discretionary interview waiver policy for nonimmigrant visa applicants on December 21, 2023. It replaces the temporary policies in place for almost three years. Most importantly, the State Department made this a standing policy that will be reviewed annually, which will decrease uncertainty for many stakeholders. Interview waivers […]
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No Fault/Technical Reasons: A Chronicle of Misfeasance Exposed
AILA Law Journal author Martin Robles-Avila highlights how a flawed rulemaking process has affected Nonimmigrant Status breaches and a quandary business immigration practitioners often find themselves in determining whether a client is eligible for adjustment of status.
The post No Fault/Technical Reasons: A Chronicle of Misfeasance Exposed first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration.
About 1 in 10 restaurants in the U.S. serve Mexican food
Although especially common in California and Texas, Mexican restaurants are found in a large majority of counties in the U.S.
The post About 1 in 10 restaurants in the U.S. serve Mexican food appeared first on Pew Research Center.
FOIA Behind the Scenes – How USCIS and DOS Process Immigration-Related Requests
AILA member Alexandra Zaretsky describes how the International Refugee Assistance Project decided to find out how USCIS and the State Department process FOIA requests by filing a “meta-FOIA” which unearthed some questionable agency policies of potential interest to others.
The post FOIA Behind the Scenes – How USCIS and DOS Process Immigration-Related Requests first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration.
New England AILA Members Joined Community and Government in Helping Newcomers
AILA New England Chapter Chair Robin Nice describes the recent successful set of EAD clinics hosted in Massachusetts, where state and federal agencies worked together with local partners and volunteers "to address immigration issues in a cooperative, common sense, humane manner."
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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on “Ability to Pay” Requirement When Adjustment of Status Applicants Change Employers
Digging Into One Key Aspect of Refugee Designations
AILA Law Journal author Betsy Fisher shares more about her recent article published in the journal which reflects on the disappointing results she has seen in one kind of humanitarian program: Priority-2 (or P-2) refugee resettlement, and seeks to identify ways to best leverage P-2 resettlement.
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