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USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism in Immigrant Benefit Requests

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USCIS is updating its policy manual to include anti-American activity, antisemitic activity, and involvement in terrorist organizations as factors that officers may consider when exercising discretion in certain immigrant benefit requests, including parole decisions. This policy change will affect how USCIS adjudicates applications where applicants have histories of such activities. The guidance applies to discretionary benefit determinations across multiple visa and status categories.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens’ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations, as well as the use of discretion in adjudication of certain benefit requests where evidence of antisemitic activity is present.

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