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Breaking news: Supreme Court agrees to review Obama’s executive action on DAPA and expanded DACA

On January 19, 2016, the US Supreme Court agreed to review the legality of President Obama’s executive action, which he ...
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January 20, 2016 / Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

The February 2016 priority dates

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular ...
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January 13, 2016 / Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

USCIS says don’t submit original documents

On January 4, 2016, the USCIS announced that people should NOT submit original documents (such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, ...
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January 6, 2016 / Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

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