INFORMATION FOR SHELTERS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP IMMIGRANTS
What is the Texas immigrant smuggling law? Texas created its immigrant smuggling law in 2015. Under this law, it is illegal to knowingly...
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Flying with a REAL ID
REAL ID deadline extended. Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security has extended...
FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott's migrant detention plan
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fox-7-discussion-abbotts-migrant-detention-plan AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott is trying to create...
Child Migrants Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island
And no, we didn’t just send them packing. Tasneem Raja An unaccompanied child migrant was the first person in line on opening day of the...
Public Charge Changes
USCIS is no longer applying the August 2019 Public Charge Final Rule. As a consequence, among other changes, USCIS will apply the public...
Experts say get outside for low-risk activities
Monday, March 15, 2021 Experts say get outside for low-risk activities Joel Shannon USA TODAY A new tool to fight COVID-19 is on the...
Violence against women surges during pandemic
Monday, December 28, 2020 Senate Republicans block anti-domestic violence law Violence against women surges during pandemic By Kaanita...
USCIS Application Support Centers Updates
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have experienced delays in scheduling or rescheduling application support center (ASC)...
Completing Form I-9 for Employees with Extended Work Authorization under DACA
01/04/2021 When completing Form I-9, employees may choose to present their unexpired Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD)...
Trump administration must accept new DACA applications, judge orders
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Updated 8:42 AM ET, Sun December 6, 2020 (CNN)The Trump administration must post a public notice that it will...
USCIS Says Employees Can Use Form I-797 for Form I-9 Verification During EAD Production Delays
AILA Doc. No. 20081936 | Dated November 23, 2020 | File Size: 638 K Download the Document November 23, 2020 USCIS announced that DHS is...
Real ID deadline pushed back 1 year
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Real ID deadline pushed back 1 year TSA will accept licenses for 1 year after expiration Melissa Yeager...
USCIS FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2, 2020
By Victor Valdez Gonzalez I. Introduction On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized changes to the fees U.S....
Practice Alert: Delayed Production of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and Lawful Permanent
AILA Doc. No. 20071530 | Dated July 14, 2020 In recent weeks, AILA has received reports from members of delays in the issuance of EADs...
Consumer Advisory DACA after the SCOTUS
Four years ago, Agent Orange announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was ending. This impacted almost...
Some Texas students eligible for one-time federal benefit to aid with food purchases
Families that have lost access to free or reduced-price meals because of school closures related to COVID-19 are eligible for a one-time...
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted the livelihoods of Americans. In Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020...
CORONAVIRUS: HOW TO GET HELP/CÓMO OBTENER AYUDA
By Katie Hall khall@statesman.com Austin The city of Austin has a website that provides information in multiple languages on COVID19,...
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