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1. Openers

2. ABCs of Immigration: I Visa

3. AskVisalaw.com

4. Border and Enforcement News

  • Research Finds Issuing Work Visas is More Effective Than Building a Wall to Reduce Illegal Immigration
  • VAWA Amendments to the Cuban Adjustment Act Provide Continued Eligibility for Abused Spouses and Children

5. News From the Courts

  • 5th Circuit Overrules OCAHO Decision Concerning $226,000 Penalty
  • Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Criminal Copyright Infringement is a CIMT

6. News Bytes

  • Fiscal Year 2017 Cap Set for CNMI – Only Transitional Workers
  • USCIS Updates to Filing Form N-400
  • DOL Says Final PERM Modernization Regulation Implementation “Highly Unlikely” Before the End of Obama’s Presidency
  • When to File Adjustment of Status Application
  • TPS for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Extended Six Months for Orderly Transition

7. Washington Watch

  • Hundreds of Immigrants Mistakenly Granted Citizenship

8. In the News at ABIL

  • Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Extends Immigration Programs to December
  • ICE Extends and Adds to Employment Authorization for Certain Syrian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students
  • DHS Alerts Employers Re Documentation Options in Wake of Flooding
  • United States, Mexico Sign MOU To Combat Employment Discrimination

9. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs

10. State Department Visa Bulletin: October 2016

Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk.

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