IMMIGRATION NEWS

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The Canadian government is now accepting applications from foreign caregivers in its two new immigration pilot programs. Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilot programs will grant work permits to caregivers who have a job offer in Canada and are proficient in either English or…
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Ten US Democratic senators have written to Attorney General William Barr and Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kevin McAleenan calling for the DHS to end an immigration policy that bars immigrants who have worked in the legal marijuana industry from becoming US citizens…
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President Donald Trump has announced there will be a major crackdown on illegal immigrants living in the United States. In a tweet on Monday, Trump said the crackdown, which begins next week, targets millions of foreigners illegally living in the country. Trump said the operation to remove illegal…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new strategy it says will decrease processing times of green card and citizenship applications in some locations. USCIS on Monday said it will shift caseloads between different field offices in a bid to decrease…
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The United States has more than 44 million immigrants, more than any other country in the world. The US immigrant population accounted for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants in 2017, statistics released by Pew Research Center indicate. The US population of people born outside the country reach…
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Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar is set to table a bill that seeks to end Optional Practical Training (OPT), a federal government program that allows foreign students and graduates of US colleges and universities to work in the country for up to three years. A majority of foreign students and…
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The Trump administration is warning immigrants that the person who signed their affidavit of support in their green card application process will be responsible the government if the immigrants receive welfare benefits prior to them becoming US citizens. In a tweet on Friday, the US Citizenship and…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) cautions individuals applying for different immigration benefits such as green cards or entering the Diversity Visa lottery to avoid common immigration scams. Here are some ways to avoid being scammed: Avoid scam websites: USCIS…
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A total of 820,748 foreign nationals from around the world became US permanent residents in the first three quitters of the 2018 facial year, data from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals. Of these were 428,990 immigrants already living in the US who adjusted…
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday released a plan that offer relief from deportation an estimated 6 million undocumented immigrants and a path to citizenship to about 2.1 million immigrants using executive authority, if elected president. Kamala a Democratic Senator…