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USCIS Offices Closed Jan. 9, 2025

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USCIS offices will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, as President Biden declared it a National Day of Mourning for former President James Earl Carter Jr. All USCIS services and operations will be unavailable on this date.
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President Biden has declared Thursday, Jan. 9, a National Day of Mourning to remember the life and legacy of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, and has issued an Executive Order Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on January 9, 2025.

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