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Texas man convicted of sex trafficking, possessing child pornography
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
A Houston man pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography Feb. 27 following a Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance investigation con
USCIS Processing Times for Orphan and Hague Adoption Cases
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
On Nov. 2, 2022 USCIS announced a change in our method for calculating orphan and Hague adoption case processing times.
DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending and Redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice extending and redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from March 18, 2023, through September 17, 2024.
USCIS Provides Guidance on Program for International Entrepreneurs
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued comprehensive guidance (PDF, 311.98 KB) on parole for international entrepreneurs.
New Entrepreneur Resources Available on USCIS Website
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published additional online resources on uscis.gov to provide an overview of some of the temporary and permanent pathways for noncitizen entrepreneurs to work in the United States.
USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on Mobile Biometrics Services
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
We are issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address how we provide mobile biometrics services
USCIS Announces Premium Processing; New Online-Filing Procedures for Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT or STEM OPT Extensions
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today the expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and wish to request a premium processing upgrade.
ERO St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in Guatemala for homicide
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Guatemala for homicide on March 15.