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The USCIS Office of Public Engagement and the Verification Division conducted an engagement on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 11:00am (EST) to discuss a potential administrative review process for E-Verify.
USCIS invited interested parties to participate in a stakeholder engagement on December 2, 2011 at 2:00PM (Eastern Time) regarding the unauthorized practice of immigration law and building the capacity of immigration service providers.
The USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate invited interested parties to participate in a national teleconference on November 15, 2011 at 1:00 pm Central Time (2:00 pm Eastern).
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is focused on improving its administration of the Employment Creation Program, commonly known as the EB-5 Program. As part of this focus, USCIS has engaged with internal and external stakeholders to learn of their concerns regarding current adjudication policies and practices. I have had the opportunity to participate in a number of these engagements.In response to stakeholder input, USCIS has taken the following steps, among others:Announced adjudication process reforms, including:
On August 2, 2011, Secretary Napolitano and Director Mayorkas announced a number of efforts to fuel the nation¿s economy and stimulate investment by attracting foreign entrepreneurs with business plans that will stimulate job growth in areas of high unemployment.
USCIS Director Mayorkas and the Office of Public Engagement invited interested stakeholders to a teleconference on Wednesday, November 9 from 1:00 ¿ 2:00 pm (EST) to discuss new USCIS policy guidance on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.
On September 14, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas held the first in a series of small group discussions called Conversations with the Director. The first in this series of engagements focused on the EB-5 immigrant investor program and provided stakeholders an opportunity to engage in a discussion on issues of relevance to the EB-5 program with Director Mayorkas.
On September 19, 2011, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), USCIS Asylum Division, USCIS Service Center Operations, USCIS Office of Chief Counsel, and USCIS Office of Public Engagement (OPE) hosted a stakeholder engagement regarding Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) and the asylum clock.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited stakeholders to call and discuss USCIS processing of Ethiopian adoption cases which the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is referring to USCIS as "not clearly approvable".
The USCIS Office of Field Operations and Office of Public Engagement invited any interested parties to participate in a national stakeholder engagement relating to American Institutions of Research on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 1:00pm (EDT).