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Excerpts from the Aug. 15, 2012, Bender's Immigration Bulletin: USCIS Launches Online Multilingual Resource Center
Posted on 1 Aug 2012 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

USCIS Launches Online Multilingual Resource Center USCIS launched its online Multilingual Resource Center, a central location for USCIS resources in a variety of languages, on July 26. The online Center offers immigration application information and... Read More

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Excerpts from the Dec. 1, 2012, Bender's Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 26 Nov 2012 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

F and M Students: MAVNI Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest allows certain noncitizens who are legally present in the United States to join the U.S. military and apply immediately for U.S. citizenship using Form N-400 without first obtaining... Read More

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Not the DREAM Act, but a Temporary End to the Fear of Removal for Some Undocumented Youth
Posted on 21 Jun 2012 by Carrie L. Rosenbaum

By Carrie Rosenbaum On June 15 President Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would not deport certain undocumented youth who would otherwise be eligible for the DREAM Act. The administration instituted a policy change, but... Read More

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Excerpts From the Feb. 1, 2013, Bender's Immigration Bulletin
Posted on 23 Jan 2013 by LexisNexis Immigration Law Community Staff

USCIS Transitions to Centralized Policy Manual On January 7, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched its transition to an online policy manual that will ultimately replace the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM). According to USCIS Director... Read More

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