USCIS Reviewing Military Naturalization Policy Based on Settlement Agreement in Calixto v. Department of the Army, Civ. A. No 18-1551 (PLF) (D.D.C.)
USCIS received notice of a settlement agreement on September 22, 2022, between the U.S. Army and the class of plaintiffs in the civil action known as Calixto v. Department of the Army, Civ. A. No. 18-1551 (PLF) (D.D.C.). The Calixto settlement agreement has an impact on USCIS’s regulations for military naturalization, and USCIS is currently examining revisions to those policies in light of those provisions. Members of the Calixto class who may be qualified to apply for military naturalization under Section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act may shortly receive guidelines and instructions from USCIS.
Source: USCIS
DHS Publishes Final Rule to Restore Asylum Regulations Consistent with Asylum works Vacatur
USCIS received notice of a settlement agreement on September 22, 2022, between the U.S. Army and the class of plaintiffs in the civil action known as Calixto v. Department of the Army, Civ. A. No. 18-1551 (PLF) (D.D.C.). The Calixto settlement agreement has an impact on USCIS’s regulations for military naturalization, and USCIS is currently examining revisions to those policies in light of those provisions. Members of the Calixto class who may be qualified to apply for military naturalization under Section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act may shortly receive guidelines and instructions from USCIS.
Source: USCIS
Green Card Backlog Report for September is released by NVC
The National Visa Center’s monthly report on the backlog of pending immigrant visa applications was published. Overall, the backlog decreased by a little over 4,000 cases, or 1%, in total.
September saw a little over 32,000 interviews booked, which is less than August, which saw 32,888 scheduled interviews compared to September’s 32,175 interviews. Despite being a little lower than in August, this number is still greater than the average number of booked interviews for the previous 12 months (28,447).
Source: Boundless
