LATEST IMMIGRATION NEWS

Last updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2002

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AUGUST 2002

• President Signs Age-Out Protection Legislation [08/06/2002]
  President Bush on Tuesday, August 6, signed the Child Status Protection Act. The new law addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of INS processing delays.

• D.C. District Court Decision Holding that the Government Must Release the Names of Individuals Detained in Connection with September 11 Attacks [08/06/2002]
  On August 2, 2002, the District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Justice Department must release the names of individuals detained in the September 11 attacks within 15 days of the court's decision. Plaintiffs in this case were twenty-one public interest organizations committed to civil rights, human rights, and civil liberties including both AILA and AILF.

• U.S. INS Written Answers to Questions [08/06/2002]
  Topics addressed in liaison between AILA and INS Headquarters include IBIS checks, filing of DV adjustments, education evaluations, EAD renewals, ability to pay the offered wage, EB-5 processing, and presumption of immigrant intent.

• U.S. INS Commissioner Discusses B Admissions and Canadians [08/06/2002]
  In a letter to the Canadian Snowbird Association, the INS Commissioner indicates that 'any new limitations on B admissions will not have a negative effect' on Canadian retirees who spend up to 6 months in the U.S.

• DOJ Extends TPS for Nationals of Somalia [08/05/2002]
  The DOJ has extended temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of Somalia for another year, through 9/17/03. The 60-day re-registration period runs from 7/26/02 through 9/24/02.

• San Francisco District Office Changes Its Filing Procedures [08/05/2002]
  As of 8/12/02, the INS District Office in San Francisco will go to a mail-in only system for filing adjustment applications. The AILA filing system has already been discontinued, and walk-in filing will end as of 8/12.

• Pending Legislation and Bills, 107th Congress [08/01/2002]
  A list of immigration-related bills currently pending in the 107th Congress. The list is organized by topic, with Senate bills listed first, and is updated on a regular basis.

• House and Senate Action on Immigration and Homeland Security [08/01/2002]
  Update on the House and Senate Homeland Security legislation just prior to recess. We will be asking AILA members to contact their Senators and Representatives during recess, and will be working with selected Chapters to set up meetings with targeted Senators during the recess.

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