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WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the launch of a federal initiative to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities and importance of U.S. citizenship. The Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative will provide new opportunities for immigrants to learn about USCIS’s free citizenship education resources available to eligible lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and immigrant-serving organizations.

USCIS announces proposed changes to USCIS’s processing of EB-5 cases, including an accelerated adjudication process, the creation of specialized intake teams for I-924 applications, and an expert board to render decisions on EB-5 Regional Center applications.

released May 19, 2011

Actions Will Streamline Program Designed to Create Jobs

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, commonly referred to as the EB-5 Program—transforming the intake and review process for immigrant investors as part of the Obama administration’s continued commitment to improve the legal immigration system and meet our economic and national security needs for the 21st century.

[Federal Register: April 28, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 82)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

Removing Designated Countries From the National Security Entry- Exit Registration System (NSEERS)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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Dear Stakeholders,

USCIS Office of Public Engagement would like to invite you to a teleconference regarding updates on Haiti TPS: Extension and Re-designation.

Stakeholders are invited to review and discuss the process of registering for Temporary Protected Status under the re-designation as well as the process of re-registering under the extension.

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May 12, 2011

WASHINGTON-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree programs that qualify eligible graduates on student visas for an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension-an important step forward in the Obama administration's continued commitment to fixing our broken immigration system and expanding access to the nation's pool of talented high skilled graduates in the science and technology fields.

Release Date: May 17, 2011

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

Improved Process for Petitioners Abroad will Increase Efficiency and Flexibility

As many of you know, SEVP and its partners at the Department of State (DoS) have been working toward a two-phase deployment of SEVIS II. Phase one, the creation of customer accounts and the migration of school and sponsor records, was planned to start in March of this year, and phase two, full operating capability, was planned to deploy in October. This schedule has changed. For the reasons described below, a final decision on the schedule has not been reached. However, we can say that SEVIS II will not be deployed this year.

A revised edition of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit is now available. The Toolkit contains a selection of civics and naturalization-focused educational materials to help organizations begin or enhance a collection of resources for immigrants.

In its second edition, the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit now offers updated information and expanded content including: