Updates /issues/federal/immigration-services/updates August 31, 2009 Deadline for Application under Ruiz-Diaz http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/august-31-2009-deadline-for-application-under-ruiz-diaz Visas for special immigrant religious workers will no longer be available starting September 1, 2009. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/august-31-2009-deadline-for-application-under-ruiz-diaz 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT USCIS Updates Communities on Federal Register Notices http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-updates-communities-on-federal-register-notices USCIS will begin providing weekly updates. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-updates-communities-on-federal-register-notices 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT USCIS Delays I-9 Implementation http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-delays-i-9-implementation Rule Changing List of Acceptable Documents Delayed Additional 60 Days. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-delays-i-9-implementation 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program for Naturalization Applications http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-revises-direct-mail-program-for-naturalization-applications Effective January 22, 2009, N-400s to be filed only in AZ and TX. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-revises-direct-mail-program-for-naturalization-applications 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT House Commitee on Education and Labor Criticizes H-2B Rule http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/house-commitee-on-education-and-labor-criticizes-h-2b-rule Says that USCIS final rule could fuel unemployment among construction and service workers http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/house-commitee-on-education-and-labor-criticizes-h-2b-rule 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT Federal Task Force Calls for an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/federal-task-force-calls-for-an-americanization-movement-for-the-21st-century Task Force for New Americans makes recommendations to strengthen immigrant integration. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/federal-task-force-calls-for-an-americanization-movement-for-the-21st-century 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT USCIS Ombudsman Issues Study on Naturalization Oath Ceremonies http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-ombudsman-issues-study-on-naturalization-oath-ceremonies Study comes with recommendations for improvement. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-ombudsman-issues-study-on-naturalization-oath-ceremonies 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 GMT Final Rule Changes H-2B Procedures http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/final-rule-changes-h-2b-procedures USCIS issues final rule for Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/final-rule-changes-h-2b-procedures 24 Nov 2009 12:57:35 GMT USCIS Issues New Regulations for I-9 http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-issues-new-regulations-for-i-9 New interim final rule removes some documents from the list of accepatble documents. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-issues-new-regulations-for-i-9 24 Nov 2009 12:57:35 GMT U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Information for Employers - H-1B and H-2B Visa Numbers Update http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/u.s.-citizenship-and-immigration-services-information-for-employers---h-1b-and-h-2b-visa-numbers-update Information for Employers - H-1B and H-2B Visa Numbers for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently been updated with the latest H-2B cap figures, and is now available. http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/u.s.-citizenship-and-immigration-services-information-for-employers---h-1b-and-h-2b-visa-numbers-update 24 Nov 2009 12:57:35 GMT USCIS PUBLISHES NEW RULE FOR NONIMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SPECIFIED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-publishes-new-rule-for-nonimmigrant-victims-of-human-trafficking-and-specified-criminal-activity USCIS announces INTERIM FINAL RULE http://miracoalition.org/issues/federal/immigration-services/updates/uscis-publishes-new-rule-for-nonimmigrant-victims-of-human-trafficking-and-specified-criminal-activity 24 Nov 2009 12:57:35 GMT