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Official information releases are presented with the most recent information at the top of the page.  The following types of information releases are contained in this section.

  • Public information releases (press releases, fact sheets, etc.) sorted by topic
  • Official USCIS News Releases describing agency events and programmatic announcements of national, regional and local interest
  • USCIS Updates keep customers and stakeholders aware of routine programmatic changes such as forms updates, filing location changes and visa caps
  • Q&As help anticipate applicants’ questions regarding a particular issues
  • USCIS Fact Sheets outlining the details of a significant programmatic change or announcement.

This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/pressroom


April, 2003

BCIS Announces Figures for H-1B Petition Receipts and Approvals (22KB PDF)
04/04/2003


March, 2003

New Rules Requires Visas and Passports for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and Bermuda (12KB PDF)
03/14/2003

BCIS Takes First Step Toward Development of New Citizenship Test (12KB PDF)
03/13/2003

Two International Murder Fugitives Arrested in Dallas (10KB PDF)
03/07/2003


February, 2003

Attorney General Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Angola (20KB PDF)
02/28/2003

INS Informs Public Regarding Changes in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (19KB PDF)
02/27/2003

Immigration Benefit Application Fees Effective (36KB PDF)
02/27/2003

INS Publishes Notice Implementing United States District Court Order in Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (28KB PDF)
02/04/2003

El SIN Publica la Notificación para Instrumentar la Orden Girada por la Corte Federal de Distrito en el caso Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (29KB PDF)
02/04/2003


January, 2003

INS Response to Federal Indictments Regarding Document Shredding at the INS California Service Center (36KB PDF)
01/30/2003

INS Campaign Seeks Out Applicants for LIFE Legalization Benefits (22KB PDF)
01/27/2003

El SIN Anuncia Campaña Informativa para la Legalización de Miles Bajo el Acta LIFE (24KB PDF)
01/27/2003

Facts about LIFE Legalization (37KB PDF)
01/27/2003

Instructions to the Public Regarding Change in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (128KB PDF)
01/24/2003

INS Announces New Rule for the Adjustment of Status of Certain Nationals from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (20KB PDF)
01/08/2003


December, 2002

INS to Require Advance Submission of Passenger Data (20KB PDF)
12/31/2002


November, 2002

INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (18KB PDF)
11/14/2002

INS Announces Notice Concerning Expedited Removal (39KB PDF)
11/08/2002

Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers (Revised 11/7/02) (43KB PDF)
11/07/2002

INS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by November 12, 2002 (22KB PDF)
11/07/2002


October, 2002

Attorney General Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sierra Leone (DOJ Release) (87KB PDF)
10/30/2002

INS Announces Case Status Online (20KB PDF)
10/28/2002

Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community 10/01 (Hmong version) (revision of 9/27/01) (1000KB PDF)
10/01/2002


September, 2002

Attorney General Designates Liberia Under The Temporary Protected Status Program (32KB PDF)
09/27/2002

Liberia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Questions and Answers (38KB PDF)
09/27/2002

Cubans Detained In Buffalo Released 9/18/02 (18KB PDF)
09/18/2002

INS to Swear in 15,000 New Citizens on Citizenship Day (21KB PDF)
09/17/2002

Nueva "Visa Láser" Será Requerida Para Visitar los Estados Unidos a Partir del Primero de Octubre de 2002 (28KB PDF)
09/16/2002

New Biometric Border Crossing Cards (Laser Visa) Will be Required of Mexican Border Crossers Beginning October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF)
09/16/2002

Border Patrol National Apprehensions down over 28% -- Nationwide drug seizures surpass $1.3 billion (19KB PDF)
09/16/2002

Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (21KB PDF)
09/11/2002

Reinscripción TPS para salvadoreños comienza hoy (29KB PDF)
09/09/2002

Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños (33KB PDF)
09/09/2002

SIN recuerda a los Empleadores sobre la Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños Elegibles (29KB PDF)
09/09/2002

Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible Salvadorans (33KB PDF)
09/09/2002

TPS Re-registration Opens for Salvadorans Today (28KB PDF)
09/09/2002

INS Issues Reminder to Employers About Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Eligible Salvadorans (28KB PDF)
09/09/2002


August, 2002

Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF)
08/30/2002

Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF)
08/30/2002

INS Announces FY 2002 H-1B Processing Through June 30 (20KB PDF)
08/13/2002

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (21KB PDF)
08/09/2002


July, 2002

DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible El Salvadorans (20KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Extensión de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) Para Salvadoreños (Q's & A's) (36KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (Q&A) (35KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible El Salvadorans (33KB PDF)
07/09/2002


June, 2002

INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by July 2, 2002 (22KB PDF)
06/21/2002

INS Issues Final Rule for Adjustment of Status Under Legalization Provisions of the Life Act --INS Announces New Filing Deadline of June 4, 2003 (revised) (25KB PDF)
06/06/2002


May, 2002

INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF)
05/17/2002

Certain Asylees With Pending Adjustment of Status Applications Should Contact the INS of a Change of Address (20KB PDF)
05/10/2002

DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF)
05/01/2002




Last updated: 05/11/2009