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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheet for Texas, focusing on the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area. The fact sheet shares key demographic factors of individuals who are Lawful Permanent Residents (“LPRs”), such as countries of birth, age, gender and number of years in LPR status. According to the fact sheet, the top five countries of birth from those who are LPRs in the region are Mexico, India, Vietnam, China and Burma....

USCIS Issues Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheet for the Dallas/Fort Worth Area | Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheet for Texas, focusing on the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area. The fact sheet shares key demographic factors of individuals who are Lawful Permanent Residents (“LPRs”), such as countries of birth, age, ...

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of foreign national students who enrolled in the University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ), a fake institution created by the U.S. government to crack down on student visa fraud. The court issued an order granting final approval of the settlement agreement on May 3, 2022....

Court Approves Settlement and Judgment in the University of Northern New Jersey Litigation | Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of foreign national students who enrolled in the University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ), a fake institution created by the U...

On March 30, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule to expand its Premium Processing Service to enable applicants to pay additional fees in return for faster processing times in certain immigration categories. The final rule will be effective 60 days after being published in the Federal Register. USCIS plans to implement Premium Processing in phases over a three-year period that starts in 2022....

USCIS to Expand Premium Processing | Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. On March 30, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule to expand its Premium Processing Service to enable applicants to pay additional fees in return for faster processing times in certain immigration categories.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is granting an 18-month redesignation and extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan. The designation will be in place from May 3, 2022, through November 3, 2023. The extension permits qualifying South Sudan beneficiaries to re-register and keep TPS through November 3, 2023, provided they continue to fulfill eligibility criteria. Eligible individuals have until May 2, 2022, to renew their Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) during the re-registration period....

U.S. Redesignates and Extends TPS for South Sudan | Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is granting an 18-month redesignation and extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan. The designation will be in place from May 3, 2022, through November 3, 2023.

Effective on November 29, 2021, the U.S. has banned the entry to the nation of persons who are immigrants or nnonimmigrants and who were physically present within the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, and the Republic of Zimbabwe during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States....

USCIS Bans Admission of Persons From Certain African Countries Owing to Omicron Variant | Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Effective on November 29, 2021, the U.S. has banned the entry to the nation of persons who are immigrants or nnonimmigrants and who were physically present within the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republ...