Effective September 14, 2020, at 12:01 am (ET), flights carrying passengers recently present in China (excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau), Iran, the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil will no longer be required to...
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Summary of temporary changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in response to COVID-19
Below, please find a quick summary of temporary changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in response to COVID-19: Planned furlough of 13,400 USCIS employees temporarily haltedField offices have started reopening and resuming some interviews and...
Introduction of Congressional Anti-Discrimination Resolutions
Congress has recently introduced legislation in the House and Senate standing up for the civil rights and civil liberties of Iranian Americans! Read more about this historic resolution here.
The U.S. House of Representative passed the “NO BAN Act”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, House Democrats passed legislation to reverse President Trump's executive order banning entry of people from several mostly Muslim-majority countries, widely known as the Muslim Travel Ban. Although the No Ban Act passed in the House,...
Pars Equality Center Continues To Benefit From Renewed Corporate Funding Grant From Gilead Sciences
We are pleased to announce our corporate funding grant extension from Gilead Sciences in the amount of $100,000 to support immigrants by providing Career Services, Immigration Services and Senior/Elder Care Programming. We would like to thank the entire Gilead...
Major victory for foreign students taking online courses during the pandemic
Following lawsuits by a number of universities and states, the Trump administration rescinded a July 6 directive that would have barred foreign students from the United States if their colleges canceled in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
ICE will not allow International Students to have on-line semester in the U.S.
ICE's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which runs the student visa program, announced that international students will not receive visas or be allowed to enter the U.S. if they're enrolled in degree programs that have completely moved...
The Administration Limits Work Permits for Asylum-Seekers
The Trump administration has made it harder for asylum seekers to get work permission in the U.S. while waiting for their application to be adjudicated. Under the final rule which will take effect on August 25, 2020, asylum seekers who enter the U.S....
President Trump Extends Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants and Includes Non-Immigrant Visa Categories
On Monday, the Trump administration renewed the 60-day suspension of entry of most immigrant visa applicants until the end of the year. This measure that was initially introduced on April 22, applies to those who are outside the United States...