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The Census Bureau has released new information from the American Community Survey data at the Brookings Institution that says U.S. immigration growth is slowing, and that America's immigrant population grew by only 200,000 from 2017 to 2018, the lowest increase...

Trump Immigration

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Immigration Visa Applicants Must Prove Health Care Coverage

The Trump administration announced by proclamation on October 4, 2019, plans to deny immigrant visas to applicants who can’t pay for health care. Effective November 3, 2019, consular officers have been ordered to bar immigrants seeking to live in the...

Green Cards Immigration

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Top 5 Mistakes Immigration Applicants Make at AOS Interviews

Adjustment Of Status (AOS) is the process where eligible immigration applicants petition to become a legal permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States. Applicants who file for adjustment of status to get their green card in the United...

Immigration Uncategorized

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Immigrants Make the US a Better Place to Live: Poll

Immigration policy continues to be one of the key issues for both Republicans and Democrats, but the October 15, 2019, Democratic Presidential primary debate did not ask any questions on immigration, nor did any candidates discuss their position on immigration....

Immigration

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E-2 Visa Business Investor Requirements

E Visas are for treaty traders and treaty investors. The E-2 treaty investor visa allows someone to enter and work in the United States based on a business investment they will be controlling while they are in the United States....

Immigration

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REAL ID-Compliant Identification Required for US Travel in 2020

Starting October 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, US passport, US military ID or other accepted identification to fly within the United States. Many US travelers use their driver's license as their form of identification. The...

Deportation Immigration

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DHS to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security announced on October 2 that the Justice Department will give immigration officers the authority to collect DNA from detained immigrants in detention facilities across the country and enter their results into a national criminal database....

Illinois Immigration Immigration

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Illinois Attorney General Wants Answers on Immigrant Medical Care

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 19 other state attorneys general sent a formal inquiry to the federal government about immigrant medical care. The letter to the departments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Counsel Immigration

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FAQs: Do I Need An Immigration Lawyer?

If you want to move to the United States to work, live or to be with your family, most U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) services, processes and applications can be completed online or in-person by the applicant themselves, without...

Immigration

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Immigration Application Fee Waiver for Financial Hardship

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is primarily funded by application and petition fees. There is a fee waiver for financial hardship to process immigration applications for qualified applicants. USCIS recognizes that some applicants cannot afford to pay the immigration...

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