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The surge in immigrants at US-Mexico border

The number of migrants intercepted at the border had been steadily rising since April 2020, but since President Biden took charge in January there has been a sharp increase.

USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, USCIS is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain requests. 

USCIS Issues Policy Providing Further Protections for Victims of Crime

The Bona Fide Determination process will grant four-year employment authorization to U visa petitioners to work while their U visa applications are pending. 

Government stops detention of most pregnant women

The Biden administration announced Friday that it would mostly avoid detaining undocumented immigrants who were pregnant, nursing or in postpartum.

COVID-19 made USCIS backlog go from bad to worse

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is now experiencing backlogs of applications and petitions “at record levels,” as well as drastically reduced “customer service functions.”

New US Policy keeps migrants stranded abroad

Many migrants crossing the US-Mexico border had been sent back due to a new partnership between the Biden administration and Mexico.