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Important Update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

USCIS | Alerts | Sep 18, 2023

On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule unlawful and expanding the original July 16, 2021 injunction and order of vacatur to cover the Final Rule.

Alerts USCIS

HSI Washington, D.C., investigation leads to first criminal resolution involving illicit sale and transport of Iranian oil in violation of US sanctions

https://www.ice.gov | National Security | Sep 15, 2023

As a result of the investigation, Suez Rajan Limited pleaded guilty April 19, 2023, to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company was thereafter sentenced to three years of corporate probation and fined almost $2.5 million.

https://www.ice.gov National Security

USCIS Clarifies Guidance for EB-1 Eligibility Criteria

USCIS | Alerts | Sep 12, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in our Policy Manual to clarify the types of evidence that we may evaluate to determine eligibility for extraordinary ability (E11) and outstanding professor or researcher (E12) EB-1 immigrant visa classifications.

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HSI Baltimore teams up with CBP to engage with international travelers in support of Operation Limelight

https://www.ice.gov | Partnership and Engagement | Aug 23, 2023

Special agents from HSI Baltimore and officers from CBP Baltimore embarked on an outreach effort to spread awareness about the practice of female genital mutilation. Operation Limelight USA strives to protect women and girls around the world from the harmful practice of female genital mutilation...

https://www.ice.gov Partnership and Engagement

ICE names new HSI executive leadership

https://www.ice.gov | Management and Administration | Aug 22, 2023

HSI is the principal investigative component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – investigating, disrupting, and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States.

https://www.ice.gov Management and Administration

ICE names new HSI executive leadership

https://www.ice.gov | Management and Administration | Aug 22, 2023

HSI is the principal investigative component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – investigating, disrupting, and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States.

https://www.ice.gov Management and Administration

USCIS Launches Online Appointment Request Form

USCIS | Alerts | Aug 21, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center.

Alerts USCIS