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United States and Canada Sign Preclearance Agreement

Consistent with the initiatives outlined in the 2011 Beyond the Border Action Plan, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney today signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance Between the...

DHS Announces 11 New Airports Selected For Possible Preclearance Expansion

DHS Announces Implementation Of Travel Restriction Provisions

Release Date: June 29, 2017 For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryContact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Departments of State and Justice, will begin the implementation of certain travel restriction provisions in the President’s E...

State Dept. Releases New Travel Advisories for U.S. Travelers

On January 10, 2018, the Department of State launched improvements to how we share information with U.S. travelers. These improvements will provide U.S. citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information worldwide. Under the new system, every country will have a Travel Advisor...

Rajiv's Comments in the News - By Weaponizing Arrest Records and Suspending Due Process, the Trump Administration Has Targeted Over 1,000 Foreign Students

Published by: Drop Site News - April 20, 2025 https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/deportation-students-ice-dhs-visas Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv's Comments in Hindustan Times - US visa: DHS' proposal to limit student visas to fixed periods of stay under review

Published by: Hindustan Times - Date July 02, 2025 https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/us-visa-dhs-proposal-to-limit-student-visas-to-fixed-periods-of-stay-under-review-101751394535532.html Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv's Comments in the News - International Students In Jeopardy As Visas Are Revoked

Published by: Galveston County Daily News - April 22, 2025 https://www.galvnews.com/international-students-in-jeopardy-as-visas-ar… Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

ICE Releases Secure Communities Standard Operating Procedures

ICE released the 2009 ICE Secure Communities Standard Operating Procedures document for Secure Communities, an initiative making the removal of aliens convicted of serious criminal offenses from the US a priority. This document describes processes that enable the routing of response messages to the...

USCIS to Implement Online Processing of FOIA Requests

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the launch of our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST), which will eventually allow users to submit, manage, and receive FOIA requests entirely online. Before this change, USCIS only accepted FOIA reque...

USCIS Continues to Expand Digital Delivery of FOIA Requests

USCIS is introducing the second phase of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST), which will allow all FOIA requestors to track their requests through a USCIS online account and receive their documents digitally. During the first phase, requestors reported that they...

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) App by DHS

By conveying the online request process to mobile devices, requesters can submit requests and check the status of existing requests anyplace, anytime. The mobile capabilities of the eFOIA app will greatly enhance the user experience, and provide convenience for the requester community.

USCIS Expands FIRST: A Fully Digital FOIA System

WASHINGTON— USCIS is announcing the expansion of its digital Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records System (FIRST). FIRST is the only system in the U.S. government that allows users to submit and track FOIA requests and receive documents digitally. This process will save time, improve...