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USCIS Slows Processing, Study Shows

Feb 21, 2019

Visa processing delays have reached “crisis level,” according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). A recent study conducted by AILA shows that U.S. Citizenship and Immigra...

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Changes to H-1B Visas Favor those with Higher Education

Feb 11, 2019

Recentlyu, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to H-1B visa processing that will go into effect April 1 this year. In the past, a lottery granted 20,000 visa t...

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Asylum Status Can Now Be Checked Online

Jan 30, 2019

During the shutdown, we wrote about how it affected immigration courts. Some cases went forward, but most didn’t and were rescheduled for some date in 2021 or 2022. Because of the stakes that ride on ...

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We Lost and Won at Love Your City Awards

Jan 25, 2019

Congratulations to The Black Men of Labor. Last night at the Love Your City Awards, the famed social aid and pleasure club won in the Culture category at LifeCity’s Love Your City Awards Gala Thursday...

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How the Shutdown Affects Immigration Court

Jan 22, 2019

As the shutdown goes on, the breadth of its impact is becoming clearer. It closed the immigration courts for non-detained cases, so those scheduled to be heard during the shutdown have had to be resch...

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