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January 31, 2023 | Lorenz Duchamps

USCIS Introduces Redesigned Green Card With Improved Security Features

The Biden administration announced on Jan. 30 that it started issuing redesigned Permanent Resident Cards—which are commonly called green cards—and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that include several enhanced graphics and improved security features. In a press release, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) noted that although the agency began issuing the redesigned cards on […]

September 11, 2021 | Cindy Drukier

Window Closing for Mass Evacuations from Afghanistan, Says Rescue Group

Evacuations from Afghanistan resumed the week of September 11th, as the Taliban allowed the first flights to take off from Kabul’s airport after the U.S. pullout on Aug. 31. As rescue efforts continue, private groups have taken the lead role. We speak to Rick Clay who runs Afghan Rescue Crew (ARC) Plan B to hear […]

June 7, 2021 | Matthew Vadum

Temporary Protected Status Not a Gateway to Green Card, Supreme Court Rules

The fact that U.S. government policy allows aliens from troubled nations to remain here for humanitarian reasons does not mean they are entitled to apply for green cards, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning.

April 21, 2020 | Jack Phillips

Trump Says He’ll Suspend Issuing Green Cards for 60 Days

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his upcoming executive order suspending new immigration will apply to people seeking green cards while workers entering the United States on a temporary basis won’t be affected.

January 10, 2019 | Zachary Stieber

Arizona Basketball Official Fired After Reportedly Asking for Player’s Green Cards

A basketball official in Arizona was fired after he asked a coach for his player’s green cards. The Arizona Interscholastic Association said that the official, who has not been named, was set to work a game at Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita on Jan. 8 between the school and Pueblo High School. Prior to […]

September 23, 2018 | The Associated Press

US Seeks to Curtail Green Cards for Immigrants on Public Aid

SAN DIEGO—The Trump administration on Sept. 22, proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Federal law already requires those seeking green cards and to prove they will not be a burden—or “public charge”—but the new rules detail a broad […]

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