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May 19, 2023

When you Become a U.S. Citizen

Once you become a U.S. citizen, you have access to additional benefits and services. During the ceremony, you will be provided with additional information, and representatives for the different services may be available to assist, including: Apply for a U.S. Passport/Passport Card

May 12, 2023

DeSantis signs Florida SB1718

Florida Bill SB1718 was signed into law today by Governor Ron DeSantis just one day before Title 42 (a Trump era bill that makes it easier to expel undocumented aliens) is set to expire.

May 5, 2023

The solution to declining college enrollment? Immigrants.

Carola Suárez-Orozco is the professor-in-residence and director of the Immigration Initiative at Harvard. Marcelo Suárez-Orozco is the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts US colleges are facing declining enrollments except in one group of students

April 29, 2023

Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala

The US has announced plans to open new migrant processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala as part of efforts to reduce undocumented immigration.

April 24, 2023

Biden Plans to Offer Health Care to DACA Recipients

The Biden Administration has announced that it plans to offer health insurance to DACA recipients (Dreamers) via Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).+

April 11, 2023

Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 16,500 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023 with start dates from April 1, 2023 to May 14, 2023, under the FY 2023 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule.

April 3, 2023

Deadline Extension for Form I-163/Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

Up until now, the deadline for submitting form I-163 was within 60 days of filing for lawful permanent resident status. The hope was that this deadline would streamline the process for review and approval.

March 24, 2023

USCIS Announces End of COVID-Related Flexibilities

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that certain flexibilities it first announced in March 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic will end on March 23, 2023. USCIS previously notified the public in its Jan. 24, 2023, announcement that barring any changes presented by the pandemic, the extension of these flexibilities announced on Jan. 24 would be the last.