• DHS to Establish, Review Visa Policy Under New DOS-DHS Agreement (10/6/03)
• ADOS Postpones Machine-Readable Passport Requirement for Certain VWP Participants (10/6/03)

• Arthur C. Helton Killed in Baghdad (8/22/03)
• State Dept. Releases DV2005 Instructions: Electronic Filing, Digital Photos Required (8/22/03)

• BCIS Extends TPS for Somalia, El Salvador (07/24/03)
• BCIS Releases FY 2002 Immigration Stats (07/24/03)
• State Dept. Releases DV 2004 Results (07/24/03)
• DOS Issues Interim Rule Adding Nonimmigrant T Visa Category for Victims of Severe Trafficking (07/03/03)
• BCIS Extends TPS Designation for Montserrat (07/03/03)

• Special Registration to End, be Replaced by Upcoming 'U.S. VISIT' Monitoring Program for All Visitors (5/20/03)
• DHS to Create New Office for Visa Compliance (5/20/03)
• BICE Announces Reorganization (5/19/03)
• Ousted BIA Members Accept New Positions (5/19/03)
• India Family Fourth Over Subscription Likely in July; Keep an Eye on Philippines (5/19/03)
• BCIS Extends TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans; EADs Automatically Extended (5/5/03)
• DOJ Proposes Revising International Prisoner Transfer Case File System, Instructs on How to Obtain Access (5/5/03)

• BCIS Announces FY 2002 H-1B Stats (04/14/03)
• Asylees, Refugees Authorized to Work in U.S. Regardless of EAD, BCIS Says (04/07/03)

• U.S. Entry Visa Requirements (03/18/03)
• Select Asylum Applicants to Be Detained (3/18/03)

• INS Extends Automated Inspection Enrollment Period (3/17/03)
• FBI to Interview Certain Iraqis in U.S. (3/17/03)
• ORR Establishes New Division for Unaccompanied Child Issues (3/17/03)
• Becoming LPR Does Not Terminate Refugee Status, UNHCR Says (3/17/03)

• Attorney General Reviews Visa Waiver Program Countries - Continues Belgium, Italy, Portugal; Terminates Uruguay (3/10/03)
• DOJ Publishes Table of Regulatory Changes (3/10/03)

• DOJ Implements Regulatory Transfer of INS Functions to DHS (03/3/03)
• INS Confirms Termination of Old Naturalization Form (3/3/03)

February 2003

• Eduardo Aguirre Nominated to Head Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service (2/10/03)
• INS Campaign Seeks LIFE Legalization Applicants (2/10/03)
• INS Responds to Federal Document Shredding Indictments (2/10/03)
• Administration Seeks Merger of Border Functions in DHS Reorganization (2/3/03)
• INS Terminates TPS Designation for Angola (2/3/03)

January 2003

• Important US Immigration Notice: Special Registration Call Deadline February 21st 2003 (01/10/03)

December 2002

• NS Adds Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to Special Registration Requirements; Armenia Deleted; Advocates Organize (12/18/02)
• INS Issues Final Rule, Makes Changes in SEVIS Reporting Requirements(12/12/02)
• State Dept. Publishes Interim Final Rule on SEVIS access for Exchange Visitor Program Sponsors (12/12/02)

November 2002

• President Signs Homeland Security Legislation (11/25/02)
• INS Designates Class of Aliens Arriving by Sea for Expedited Removal Proceedings (11/15/02)
• INS Issues Notice Requiring Certain Nonimmigrants to Register by December 16 (11/11/02)
• Asylees, Refugees Authorized to Work Regardless of Possession of EAD, INS Notes (11/4/02)
• Sierra Leone TPS Extended 11/01/02
• Refugee Admission Numbers 11/01/02

October 2002

• INS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (10/31/02)
  10/23/02
  
• Health Care workers. Extension of Irish Peace Process Cultural Program. Biometric Cards, Laser Visa DSP-150.
  10/23/02
  
• New Biometric Border Crossing Cards (Laser Visa) Will be Required at Mexican Border Crossings Beginning October 1, 2002 10/2/02

September 2002

• New Border Crossing Card Requirements. Asylum Claims at Canadian Borders. Dept of Labor withdraws final rule. 9/23/02
• Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Implementation of the First Phase of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. 9/13/02
• TPS extended for Burundi. Special Registration Requirements - Post 9/11. Study Visas F & M Commuters.
  9/9/02

August 2002

• September 11th affects on Public Access to Detainee Hearings and Diversity Visa 2004 Program 8/26/02
• INS Proposes Requiring Aliens to Acknowledge Advance Notice of
  Change-of-Address Requirements; 200,000 Cards Remain Unfilled 8/5/02
• INS Issues Rule Allowing Concurrent Filing of I-140 and I-485 in Certain
  Circumstances 8/5/02

July 2002

• DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of TPS For Eligible El Salvadorans 07/09/02
• INS Begins SEVIS Preliminary Enrollment - First Steps Monitoring of Foreign Students 7/2/02
  
• Preliminary Enrollment in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System 07/02/02

June 2002

• Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for (TPS) by July 2, 2002 06/21/02
• Ziglar On the President's Announcement of the Department of Homeland Security 06/07/02
• INS Issues Final Rule Under the Life Act New Filing Deadline of June 4, 2003 06/06/02

May 2002

• Labor Dept. Proposes Changes to Filing for Labor Certification Applications 05/06/02
• LULAC Late-Amnesty Plaintiffs Entitled to Adjudication of IRCA Claims 05/06/02
• Extension of TPS For Hondurans and Nicaraguans-Questions and Answers 05/01/02
• DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of TPS For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans 05/01/02

April 2002

• INS Announces First Major Structural Changes in Restructuring 04/17/02
• Adjusting from Tourist B1 or B2 to Student F-1 or M-1 04/12/02
• More on B1-B2 Visitors Visas 04/12/02
• INS Clarifies Non-Immigrant Visitor Rules 04/10/02
• Mandatory Surrender Proposed for Persons With Final Removal Orders 04/09/02
• DOJ Legal Opinion Would Broaden Use of State & Local Immigration Enforcement 04/08/02
• INS Proposes Significant Changes to Rules Governing Visitors and Students 04/08/02

• INS Commissioner Ziglar Announces Personnel Changes 03/15/02
• Issuance of Student Documents on Atta, Alshehhi 03/12/02
• 1st Quarter FY 2002 H-1B Processing 03/01/02

February 25, 2002

• INS Terminates VWP Designation for Argentina

December 17, 2001

• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Four Bills.
  
  
• INS Commissioner Ziglar Announces Data Sharing Arrangement with FBI, Other Security Measures
  
  
• State Dept. Releases Visa Numbers for January; Mexico Family First Pref May Be Unavailable in February
  
  
• President Releases FY 2002 U.S. Refugee Admissions Numbers
  

• DOJ Orders Incentives, 'Voluntary' Interviews of Aliens to Obtain Info on Terrorists; Foreign Students, Visa Processing Under State Dept. Scrutiny
  
  
• Ashcroft Announces Justice Department Reorganization
  
  
• New Law Requires Airport Security Screeners to be U.S. Citizens

November 14, 2001

• INS Publishes Rule on Detention of Aliens Subject to Removal Orders, White House Issues Order on Military Tribunals for Terrorists
  

• Controversial DOJ Rule Authorizes Monitoring of Federal Detainee Attorney-Client Communications

October 29, 2001

• President Signs Far-Reaching Antiterrorism Bill
  

• INS Interim Rule Explains Requirements, Establishes Procedure for Special Alien Broadcaster Category

• INS Says Families of Victims Need Not Worry About Removals

• INS Implements New BCC Requirements for Mexicans, Canadians Despite Lack of Machines
  
  
• U.S. State Dept. Re-designates 25 Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

• INS Implements New BCC Requirements for Mexicans, Canadians Despite Lack of Machines

• INS Temporarily Holds Up Immigrant Applications; Refugee Processing Delayed
  
  
• Paris Updates NIV Processing
  
  
• Virginia DMV Changes List of Acceptable Documents, Citing 'Widespread Abuse'
  
  
• U.S. Attorney General Extends DED for Liberians

September 17, 2001

• The Aftermath: Some Practical Information

August 27, 2001

• Fourth Circuit Rules Prior Conviction for Assault with Dangerous Weapon Not Necessarily Bar to Asylum.
  
  
• State Dept. Finalizes New Au Pair Rule, Providing More Academic Participation, Less Child Care
  

• CLINIC Announces New Referral Line for Asylees
  
  
• Labor Dept. Announces H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates
  
  
• INS Implements LIFE Act's Expansion of "K" Nonimmigrant Visa Classification for Spouses, Children

August 13, 2001

• Labor Dept. Finalizes Rule Allowing Conversion to RIR Processing Without Loss of Priority

August 06, 2001

• State Dept. Releases Registration Info for DV-2003; New Regs to Include Anti-Fraud Measures, Updated Work Experience Determinations
  
  
• INS Extends TPS for Montserrat