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USCIS Announces Major Change to H-1B ‘Cap’ Filing With Electronic Registration

The agency expects electronic registration to “dramatically streamline processing.” But the new process does not appear as simple as USCIS suggests.

By Leslie Dellon |  Read More »



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The Number of People in ICE Detention with Criminal Records Continues to Drop

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expanded immigration detention across the country in recent years—but the number of people held in its facilities with actual criminal records dropped.

By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick |  Read More »


Detention of Pregnant Women Increases 52% Under the Trump Administration

In most cases, the detention of pregnant women in ICE custody was not required under law. 

By Katy Murzda |  Read More »


 

USCIS Plans Massive Fee Hike for Access to Genealogical Records

If you have ever wanted to trace your family’s immigration history, you should do it now—accessing genealogical records from the 1800s and 1900s may soon become far more expensive than ever before.

By Melissa Cruz |  Read More »

         

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