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		<title>Policy changes helps immigrant families</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6, 2012) — The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, applauds the Obama Administration for adopting a new process – which will be implemented in the coming months – that will direct certain visa applicants to file their applications for family unity waivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed immigration changes promote family unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 9, 2012) — South Asian Americans Leading Together, a national immigrant and civil rights organization, welcomes the recent proposed changes announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service that would promote family unity in certain immigration cases. South Asians are a predominantly foreign-born community, which includes a significant number of families that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAJC Applauds the Obama Administration for Taking Positive Steps towards Fairer Immigration Policies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2011) — The Asian American Justice Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, applauds the Obama Administration for recently taking two positive steps towards protecting the rights and well-being of immigrants. Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah’s immigration law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Asylum Clock policies lack systemic change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C. (Nov. 21, 2012) — Last week, the Executive Office for Immigration Review issued new guidance addressing the “asylum clock.” The asylum clock calculates a mandatory 180-day waiting period before an asylum applicant can receive work authorization. Any delay caused by the asylum applicant will stop the clock and prolong the waiting period for work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APALC releases animated short on immigrant protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Nov. 10, 2011) — The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, has unveiled an animated video short to inform the general public about the exploitation of immigrant workers here in the United States. The informative, animated short is based on the true-life harrowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS Issues Awaited Guidance on Prioritizing Deportations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2011) — Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Principal Legal Advisor directed all ICE attorneys to begin a systematic review of immigration cases to determine whether pursuing deportation in each case is consistent with the Administration’s enforcement priorities. This directive follows last summer’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Alert on Deportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 18, 2011, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, together with the U.S. Department of Justice, DHS is creating an interagency working group to review all pending deportation cases to ensure that persons facing deportation are among DHS’s highest priorities for removal. This group will conduct a case-by-case review of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Visas and Citizenship Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final Student Visas &#38; Citizenship Workshop will be held Oct. 8, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the main auditorium of Hennepin Technical College — Brooklyn Park Campus, 9000 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Park. Anyone interested in information and processes for receiving F-1 student visas, green cards, and citizenship should attend the forum. Legal permanent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDHS Study in the States Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2011) — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton today announced a new initiative to streamline the international student visa process for foreign students seeking to study in the United States. The Study in the States initiative is a key component of a government-wide effort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama’s Dangerous New Anti-Immigrant Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C.  (Sept. 29, 2011) — Yesterday, Judge Sharon Blackburn failed to enjoin major portions of Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, leaving many dangerous sections open to implementation. Local police, for example, are required to act as federal immigration enforcement agents by demanding proof of legal status from anyone who appears to be foreign. Other [...]]]></description>
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