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Biden Administration Promises Sweeping Changes to Immigration
On January 20, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States, while former California Senator Kamala Harris became the first female Vice President in the country’s history. One of the...
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President Biden Aims to Help Dreamers
On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed several executive actions on his first day of office. One of those actions aims to strengthen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects hundreds of...
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What Are Crimes of Moral Turpitude?
According to federal immigration law, one of the most deportable offenses in the United States is a “crime of moral turpitude” (CMT). While the term is not easily defined, this type of crime is committed with evil intent or done...
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Biden Ends Plan to Ban H-4 Visa Spouses from Work
According to a regulatory agenda from the White House, the Biden Administration has terminated a federal government plan to ban tens of thousands of employed spouses of H-1B visa holders from employment in the United States. Since...
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USCIS Delays End of H-1B Visa Lottery System Until December
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced to end the traditional lottery system for the H-1B visa – which is a nonimmigrant visa that enables American companies to hire foreign workers in...
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Biden Reverses Trump-Era Freeze on Green Cards
On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden lifted a year-long freeze the Trump administration issued on green cards in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had blocked most legal forms of immigration to the United States....
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