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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)  announced on July 24 plans to delay scheduled USCIS employee furloughs until August 31 to allow Congress more time to address the agency's $1.2 billion shortfall this year. Lawmakers say they’re still waiting on...

75% de USCIS recibe notificación esta semana para un permiso de ausencia de 30 a 90 días de principios a mediados de Julio. Los trabajadores culpan a éste permiso de ausencia por la pérdida de ingresos de casi 15,000 empleados...

75% of  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receive notice this week that they will be placed on 30 - 90 days furlough as early as mid-July. Officials blame the USCIS furlough of nearly 15,000 federal employees on a loss...

Many people in Chicago and the suburbs have taken to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd and other black men and women, and the issue of racism in America. President Trump has authorized ICE and U.S. Customs...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is on the brink of insolvency. It relies on the fees that it charges for immigration applicants to fund its operations. Due to the decrease in applications for visas, green cards and immigration applications...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ,(USCIS), anunció que se están preparando para abrir sus oficinas el 4 de Junio o en una fecha posterior. Los servicios en persona en las oficinas físicas de USCIS, oficinas de asilo, y los centros...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they are readying offices to reopen on or after June 4, 2020. In-person services at USCIS field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) were temporarily closed to the public on March...

Regulations to restrict the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have resulted in many businesses closing or reducing hours, and the subsequent loss of employment for many Illinois residents.  Noncitizen workers must ensure that they meet state eligibility requirements before applying...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration offices have been temporarily closed due to local and national travel and social distancing restrictions and guidelines. According to a March 17, 2020, press release from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), effective March 18 USCIS...

Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf requested a review of state DMV laws on immigration enforcement that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driving licenses and how this affects DHS enforcement efforts. According to The Associated Press, on Tuesday,...