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On November 14, 2019, the USCIS issued a proposed regulation which would substantially increase filing fees for many types of immigration benefits. “USCIS is required to examine incoming and outgoing expenditures, just like a business, and make adjustments based on that analysis. This proposed adjustment in fees would ensure more applicants cover the true cost […]

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The new health insurance requirement for persons applying for green cards abroad was scheduled to go into effect on November 3, 2019.  It could prevent hundreds of thousands of persons from getting green cards. On November 2, a Federal Judge issued a nationwide temporary restraining order which blocked the implementation of the health insurance requirement. […]

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One of the most serious problems in our broken immigration system is that there are not nearly enough immigrant visas – also known as green cards – available each year. As a result, immigrants are stuck in crippling backlogs for many years.  The Relief Act introduced by Senators Durbin, Leahy and Hirono on October 16 […]

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The new expanded public charge rule was scheduled to become effective on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. However, on October 11, a number of Federal Courts temporarily enjoined the rule from going into effect. And a new presidential proclamation barring new immigrants from entering the U.S. without unsubsidized commercial health insurance will kick in a couple […]

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 DHS issued a new public charge regulation on August 15, 2019. The regulation will primarily affect persons who apply immigration benefits starting on October 15, 2019. However, because the rule is currently being challenged in Federal Court, it is not certain whether it will become effective on that date. It is anticipated that the State […]

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The number of baby boomers turning 65 years old is rapidly increasing, and, unfortunately, many of them have multiple chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Yet, the supply of caregivers is not keeping pace with the increasing demand for their services. Over 25% of caregivers are foreign-born, yet our broken immigration system does […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final EB-5 rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on November 21, 2019. New developments under the final EB-5 rule […]

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On July 11, 2019, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) introduced the BELIEVE Act (S. 2091) as a way to reform legal immigration to the United States. The Believe Act would abolish per-country quotas for employment-based immigration similar to H.R. 1044 which was passed by the House of Representatives on July 10, but would not result in […]

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