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Immigration Newsletter - MAY 06, 2008

• USCIS Announces Enhancements to Data Verification in the E-Verify Program

  May 5, 2008: USCIS announced on May 5 a series of improvements to the E-Verify employment authorization program that will reduce mismatch rates and streamline and increase program effectiveness.

• USCIS Settles Class Action Lawsuit; Certain SSI Beneficiaries Can Request Expedited Green Card & Naturalization Processing

  May 5, 2008: USCIS settles a class action lawsuit initiated by non-U.S. citizens who had either lost or were about to lose their eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to a seven-year limit and could not become U.S. citizens prior to losing their benefits.

• Letter to House Judiciary Committee Calls for Oversight of Border Searches and Seizures of Digital Information

  May 3, 2008: On May 1, 42 organizations submitted a letter to the House Judiciary Committee calling for congressional oversight over these invasive searches and seizures.

• Three New Immigration-Related Bills Introduced in the House of Representatives

  May 2, 2008: Three new immigration-related bills introduced in the House of Representatives in April propose to support employment- and family-based immigrant visas and provide support for immigrant nurses.

• USCIS Revises & Updates Two Essential Forms

  April 30, 2008: In late April, USCIS made changes to Form I-765, the Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-693, the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record.