USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

 In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain:

• Requests for Evidence;
• Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
• Notices of Intent to Deny;
• Notices of Intent to Revoke;
• Notices of Intent to Rescind;
• Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers; and
• Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant. Read more at: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-extends-flexibility-for-responding-to-agency-requests-3

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Biden's Day One Agenda Tackled Travel Ban, Border Wall

Law360 (January 20, 2021, 10:59 AM EST) -- President Joe Biden signed a number of executive orders and directives within hours of taking office on Wednesday, including lifting travel restrictions against individuals from predominantly Muslim countries and halting construction of the U.S-Mexico border wall.

The policies, which were detailed alongside other "Day One" policies tackling racial justice, environmental and public health issues, roll back the "gravest damages" of the outgoing Trump administration and provide immediate relief for families struggling amid several "converging crises," Biden's office said in a statement released in the final hours of U.S. President Donald Trump's presidency. Read more at: https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1346721/biden-s-day-one-agenda-tackled-travel-ban-border-wall-?nl_pk=5d8c3cb1-5c36-44ac-bb7a-37a30aee6c03&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

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DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs

 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), have announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2021. The notice listing the eligible countries will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 13, 2021. Read more at: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/dhs-announces-countries-eligible-for-h-2a-and-h-2b-visa-programs

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