Foreign Policy and National Security
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services mistakenly rejected around 1,500 work permit applications filed by crime victims seeking U visas because they didn’t pay a fee or request a waiver, even though neither was required, the agency said Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Millions of people living in the U.S. illegally face barriers to accessing affordable health care due to their immigration status, but the immigration provisions of a budget bill making its way through Congress could remove some of those obstacles… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Arizona, Montana and Ohio sued the Biden administration Thursday over guidance issued to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that aims to narrow the agency’s enforcement operations, marking the second such suit brought by states challenging the policies… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The sheriff of Sacramento County has a “shadow” system for transferring inmates to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, violating California’s restrictions on local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Air travelers seeking a national interest exemption from new COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements will receive one only in “extremely rare” circumstances, the U.S. Department of State told Law360 on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 