Representative Yvette Clarke speaks during election campaign rally for Governor Kathy Hochul at BKLYN Studios in New York on November 5, 2022. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman ...
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023
By uscis.gov 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 hal...
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance for Individuals Authorized to Work Under Special Student Relief Provisions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students experie...
Almost 1 Million Immigrants Granted US Citizenship in 2022
According to new figures from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the countries where most of these new citizens came from were Cuba, the Philippines, India, Mexico, and th...
Congress Proposes the Case Backlog and Transparency Act to Tackle USCIS Backlogs
Washington, D.C., United States – June 14, 2018: Official American government website of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. (Shutterstock) By Raul Pinto The backlog of pendi...
USCIS is Expediting EADs for Healthcare and Childcare Workers
By Linda Nwoke The Autumn/Fall season brings a lot of noticeable changes – changing colors, shorter days, and lower temperatures. The progressive reduction of the hours of light also affects our bod...
‘Second Chances’: Racist Law Preventing Citizenship for Black Immigrants Leaves Man Fighting His Case From Afar
By Liz Vinson, SPL Center After being deported, Kelvin Silva said he sometimes finds himself lying on the floor of his apartment, crying. He’s lonely – and alone. He’s scared, knowing that he’...
Newly Naturalized Citizens Can Impact Midterm Elections in Key States, New Report Finds
NATIONWIDE – A new report released on July 20 by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) and SEIU presents the profile of the New American Voters 2022 that could significantly in...
Immigration Agencies Get Hit with Record-High Lawsuits as Delays Worsen
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Lawsuits asking courts to order government employees to decide long-pending immigration filings have increased sharply in the past year. According to a recent rep...
USCIS Restores Pathway to a Green Card for TPS Holders
Washington, DC – May 11, 2022: TPS activists rally at Union Station to call on the Biden administration to make good on the promise to continue the program along with creating a path to citizenship....