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“Immigrants signed their names to our Declaration and helped win our independence. Immigrants helped lay the railroads and build our cities, calloused hand by calloused hand. Immigrants took up arms to preserve our union, to defeat fascism, and to win a Cold War. Immigrants and their descendants helped pioneer new industries and fuel our Information Age, from Google to the iPhone. So the story of immigrants in America isn’t a story of “them,” it’s a story of “us.” It’s who we are. And now, all of you get to write the next chapter.” – President Barack Obama

(Part of Speech given during military naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House, July 4, 2012)

No matter what your plans are for this Fourth of July, make it a memorable day by spending time with your family and friends. Have a picnic, go to the fireworks, watch a parade or just celebrate with a quiet moment. Please remember those brave men and women who gave their lives to defend our country and its freedoms.

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On Friday, June 27th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The TPS designation for Haiti is set to expire August 3, 2025, and will terminate 60 days later, September 2, 2025! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS, and she will terminate it.

For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status“!

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During a Sunday morning interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Show President Trump said his administration is working to developing a temporary pass for immigrants who work in certain industries, he was mainly talking about farming and farmworkers! Trump stated, “We’re working on it right now. We’re going to work it so that some kind of a temporary pass where people pay taxes, where the farmer can have a little control, as opposed to you walk in and take everybody away,” 

For more information, please review the NBC News Article, “Trump says the administration is working on a ‘temporary pass’ for immigrants in certain industries“. 

 
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UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!

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  1. How can I obtain a green card? Are there options outside of family sponsorship or employment sponsorship?

Yes, there are roughly seven (7) different ways to obtain a Green Card to become a lawful permanent resident and then eventually apply for U.S. Citizenship. They include: Family Based/Marriage Based Sponsorship;  Employment Based Sponsorship; Diversity Visa; Humanitarian Options – Asylee, Refugee, SIJS, T/U visas, VAWA; Investment Visa – EB5;  Registry (resided continuously in the U.S. since before January 1, 1972); Other Categories: Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF), Cuban Adjustment Act; Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) dependent; Lautenberg parolee; Indochinese Parole Adjustment Act of 2000; American Indian born in Canada.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 4, the section which gives guidance on valid marriages between a principal asylee and their spouse or principal refugee and their spouse.  Their new guidance states that the marriage must be legally valid under the law of the jurisdiction where the marriage was completed. This new guidance took effect on March 3, 2025! 

For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “USCIS Updates Guidance on Validity of Alien Refugee and Asylee Marriages“! 

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, June 27, 2025. Act now and submit your questions!

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USCIS has a Social Media Directory on its website, they state that they are making information more accessible, their actual words are “more widely available! This directory contains USCIS accounts for X, Facebook, Instagram and many others including regional. Please use the link below to view the directory.

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