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List of some of the Top News Stories related to the trial of the Homeland Security Secretary: 

All the news stories below detail the Republican impeachment and now trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas which will most likely die in the Democratic controlled Senate! 

ABC News (abcnews.go.com), 4/17/24:

Approximately two months ago the U.S. House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with only Republicans, which have the majority in the House, voting to impeach. Now the House Republicans have delivered the charges to the Democratic controlled Senate! The Senate is not expected to convict or remove the Secretary. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to dispose of the charges quickly! Chuck Schumer stated that, “Impeachment should never be used to settle a policy disagreement. That would set a horrible precedent for the Congress,”! 

For further details please review the NPR News Article, “Senate trial on Mayorkas set to start, but Democrats are likely to dispose of charges“ 

 
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On Tuesday, April 9th President Biden was interviewed by Enrique Acevedo a Reporter working for Univision, a Spanish language channel. The interview took place in the Oval Office and covered immigration along with many other subjects important to the region and the world. This article includes the Video of the Interview and the complete transcript in English or Spanish. 

Video and Transcript (English): 

Biden on Univision: the president talks about immigration, Mexico, Israel and the risks to democracy 

Review the USCIS Forms Updates web page for important updates! Many of the USCIS forms were updated on April 1st because of the USCIS fee schedule changes which went into effect on the same date. There are more then 70 update notices on their webpage for April 1st!

The Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule has changed as of April 1st. These are the fees that USCIS charges applicants to file and they use them to operate, 96% of their budget comes from these charged fees. USCIS says they are trying to avoid future backlogs in service by aligning the new fees with their operating costs. 

Important Reminders: 

• Final fee rule was published Jan. 31, 2024.

Tuesday, March 19th, Congressional leaders and President Biden announced a deal to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown! The last major problem, the funding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was resolved with the GOP house leader, Mike Johnson! Speaker Johnson, R-La., announced the DHS deal in a statement, saying, “House and Senate committees have begun drafting bill text to be prepared for release and consideration by the full House and Senate as soon as possible,”. Congress has until Midnight Friday to pass a package of funding bills to fully fund the Federal Government until the end of Fiscal Year 2024! 

Review the NBC News Article and Video for more details: Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown, resolving homeland security dispute 

 
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