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COVID-19 Post-Vaccine Survey Scam

WASHINGTON --In the midst of on-going efforts to vaccinate the U.S. population against COVID-19, reports are surfacing about a scam targeting vulnerable consumers with promises of gifts and cash for taking a fraudulent post-vaccination survey. The reality is that...

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Trump’s Public Charge Rule has ended

The 2019 Public Charge rule has ended.  As a result, it is now safe for immigrants and their families to use health, nutrition, and housing programs they qualify for. Health care programs, including Medicaid and COVID care, housing, food programs, and many other...

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President Biden Revoking Proclamation 10014

On February 24, 2021, President Biden revoked the Trump administration's order preventing foreigners from moving to the U.S. on new green cards, stating that the order failed to advance American interests.  As a result, immigrant visa applications that were...

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USCIS Civics Test Reversal

For Immediate Release Pars Equality Center is very pleased that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency is reverting to the 2008 USCIS civics test for naturalization purposes. On December 1, 2020, USCIS implemented a new civics...

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Travel Ban Will be Rescinded on January 20, 2021

President-Elect Biden's Chief of Staff has confirmed that the Travel Ban will be rescinded on January 20, 2021. Thanks to all of the advocates, community organizations, and community members, this is happening on day 1 of the Biden administration.   ...

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