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1. Openers
2. ABCs of Immigration: I Visa
4. Border and Enforcement News
- Research Finds Issuing Work Visas is More Effective Than Building a Wall to Reduce Illegal Immigration
- VAWA Amendments to the Cuban Adjustment Act Provide Continued Eligibility for Abused Spouses and Children
- 5th Circuit Overrules OCAHO Decision Concerning $226,000 Penalty
- Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Criminal Copyright Infringement is a CIMT
6. News Bytes
- Fiscal Year 2017 Cap Set for CNMI – Only Transitional Workers
- USCIS Updates to Filing Form N-400
- DOL Says Final PERM Modernization Regulation Implementation “Highly Unlikely” Before the End of Obama’s Presidency
- When to File Adjustment of Status Application
- TPS for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Extended Six Months for Orderly Transition
- Hundreds of Immigrants Mistakenly Granted Citizenship
- Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Extends Immigration Programs to December
- ICE Extends and Adds to Employment Authorization for Certain Syrian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students
- DHS Alerts Employers Re Documentation Options in Wake of Flooding
- United States, Mexico Sign MOU To Combat Employment Discrimination
9. Updates from the Visalaw.com Blogs
10. State Department Visa Bulletin: October 2016
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