THE BOSTON OFFICE of the federal immigration agency that deals with the country’s naturalization process reopened today, 11 weeks after shutting down most in-person services due to the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson said that USCIS is following the Trump administration’s three-phase guidelines for reopening the country as well as Department of Homeland Security and health officials’ policies and social distancing safety […]
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Federal immigration services offices to be shuttered
Updated Tuesday evening: Staffers and a spokesperson from US Citizenship and Immigration Services confirmed with CommonWealth that the agency is suspending “all face-to-face services” with applicants at all field and asylum offices nationwide from Wednesday, March 18, to at least April 1. USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants with scheduled appointments and naturalization ceremonies […]
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Virus notes: Casinos closing; 1st Cape case, immigration changes
PRESIDENT TRUMP says he just took a COVID-19 test, there are 2,200 cases in the US with 50 deaths, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its testing standards. The US is extending travel restrictions to the United Kingdom and Ireland after banning flights into the country from the rest of Europe on […]