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Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New USCIS Policy Memoranda Raise the Bar for Citizenship Eligibility

On August 15, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo outlining additional and unprecedented criteria to establish eligibility for applicants applying for U.S. citizenship. To...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

USCIS Updates Policy on Assessing Good Moral Character in Adjudication of Naturalization Applications

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) August 2025 policy memorandum on naturalization applications demonstrates the agency’s heightened scrutiny in conferring citizenship and raises questions on how newly...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

All That Glitters May Not Be Gold: Trump’s Gold Card vs EB-5

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In a significant move to attract wealthy investors, President Donald Trump has floated a new immigration initiative known as the “Gold Card.” The initial announcement indicates that the Gold Card will make the EB-5 investment...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Citizenship and Immigration Services Updates Policy on Unlawful Presence Bars

On June 24, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidance in its Policy Manual on inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The new guidance clarifies that...more

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Supreme Court Decision On DOMA Should Provide Equal Access To Immigration Benefits

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denied federal benefits to same-sex partners....more

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