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An overview of authority of US Customs and Border Protection agents
Posted by: euser
April 26, 2012

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was established in 2003 as an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It combined agents from the US Customs Service, the former Immigration and Naturalization Ser-vice and agricultural inspectors, who monitor the ports of entry, and the US Border Patrol, who monitor the area between ports of entry.

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Green Card thru marriage ? consequences of separation or divorce
Posted by: euser
April 23, 2012

Spouses of US citizens (USCs) and legal permanent residents (LPRs) (commonly referred to as "green card holders") are entitled to seek permanent residence in most cases.

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INCREASED EASE OF TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES HELPS BOLSTER JOBS FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY
Posted by: euser
April 13, 2012

President Obama continues to implement new initiatives to significantly increase travel and tourism in the United States. The U.S. tourism and travel industry is a substantial component of U.S. GDP and employment, representing 2.7% of GDP and 7.5 million jobs in 2010 - with international travel to the United States supporting 1.2 million jobs alone.

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HUMANITARIAN PAROLE
Posted by: euser
April 04, 2012

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides a number of humanitarian programs and types of protection for individuals in need of shelter and/or aid from disasters, oppression, emergency medical issues and other urgent conditions. Humanitarian parole is one such program.

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EOIR Statement Regarding Second Stage of Case-by-Case Review Pursuant to DHS's Prosecutorial Discretion Initiative
Posted by: euser
April 04, 2012

On March 30, 2012 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the next phase of its case-by-case review launched in November 2011. Under the initiative, DHS is reviewing the pending immigration removal caseload to determine in which cases it will exercise prosecutorial discretion. DHS conducted a pilot program with a focused review of pending non-detained cases in the Baltimore and Denver immigration courts from December 4, 2011 to January 13, 2012. To assist this effort, EOIR rescheduled cases with hearings in the non-detained dockets in these courts during this period.

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Advance Copy of Proposed Rule: Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives
Posted by: euser
April 02, 2012

"On January 9, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intention to change its current process for filing and adjudication of certain applications for waivers of inadmissibility filed in connection with an immediate relative immigrant visa application.

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