Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin

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1. A MESSAGE FROM SISKIND, SUSSER, HAAS & CHANG

2. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

3. BUDGET DEAL RESTORES WELFARE BENEFITS TO SOME IMMIGRANTS

4. STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD MAY BOLSTER ASYLUM CLAIMS

5. ALIEN SMUGGLING AND IMMIGRANT EXTORTION BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN DEAF MEXICANS CASE

6. H-1B VISAS LIKELY TO RUN OUT BY END OF AUGUST 1997

7. AUGUST 1997 STATE DEPARTMENT VISA NUMBERS

8. PROCESSING TIMES

9. IMMIGRATION AND THE INTERNET: LAW LIBRARY PUBLISHER WEB SITES

10. CONSULAR FOCUS: DUBLIN, IRELAND

11. VISA SPOTLIGHT: “A” VISAS FOR DIPLOMATIC AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS

12. INS ISSUES RULE CONFERRING EQUAL TREATMENT OF MOTHERS IN CONFERRING CITIZENSHIP TO CHILDREN

13. CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ACTS TO BLOCK COURT DECISION ON NEW LAW DEPORTATION RELIEF

14. INS SEEKS APPROVAL FOR FORMS

15. STATE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTS CONSULATES ON HANDLING GREEN CARD PROCESSING AFTER COUNTRY EVACUATIONS

16. HIGHLIGHTS OF MEETING BETWEEN AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

17. INS COMMENTS ON NEED FOR NEW VISA STAMP WHEN NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS CHANGE JOBS

18. INS HEADQUARTERS WARNS LOCAL OFFICE OF NEED TO QUICKLY COMPLETE DV-97 LOTTERY VISA PROCESSING

19. STATE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTS POSTS TO PROVIDE REASONS FOR VISA DENIALS IN WRITING

20. STATE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON HANDLING ZAIRIAN/CONGOLESE CASES

21. UPDATE ON NEW AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT SYSTEM

22. INS ADVISES ON CASES WHERE ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS APPLICANTS TURN 21 WHILE APPLICATION PENDING

23. ASYLUM APPROVED IN FORCED ABORTION AND STERILIZATION CASE

24. INS DROPS FINGERPRINT REQUIREMENT FOR SOME CHILDREN APPLYING FOR NATURALIZATION

25. FEDERAL COURT REJECTS MAYOR GIULIANI’S CHALLENGE TO IMMIGRANT WELFARE CUTS

26. GUATELMALAN GOVERNMENT PROTESTS US SHACKLING OF DEPORTED ALIENS

27. INS TO ISSUE NEW HIGH-TECH BORDER CROSSING CARDS

28. RWANDANS GET ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

29. INS ISSUES NEW RULE COVERING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS

30. FIRST DV-98 WINNERS ANNOUNCED

31. INS SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON RETULATING MAIL-ORDER BRIDE BUSINESS

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