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Senators voted 50-47 to overturn the rule , with two Democrats joining all of the chamber's Republicans. The Senate passed a measure Wednesday to cancel a Biden administration immigration rule that scaled back the number of benefits that would be counted against immigrants when applying for permanent residency in the United States.  According to the current rule, immigration officers would look at “the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense” in an effort to evaluate if a person would become a “public charge” who is ineligible to become a permanent resident.

 The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has announced an online change-of-address form for noncitizens, giving them the option to update their information online in addition to the existing options of doing so by phone or in-person. On Friday April 13, 2023, during a press conference announcing this tool an ICE Spokesperson stated, “It will enable noncitizens to comply with their immigration obligations more easily and improve the accuracy of address information reported to ICE by utilizing address autofill to ensure US Postal Service standardization,”  The immigration enforcement agency said the new tool will be deployed in a rolling release, with full availability anticipated in the coming weeks. ICE deputy director and senior official performing the duties of the director Tae D Johnson stated the following: This is another critical innovation to improve compliance with immigration obligations and increase the efficiency of the proce...

Naturalization Test Redesign Friday, April 28, 2023 | 2-3 p.m. Eastern U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is holding a "national engagement" on Friday , April 28 , 2023 , from 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern , to allow people to, "learn more about the nationwide trial tests for the naturalization test redesign initiative." This is according to an email sent out by USCIS on April 11, 2023. 

 As of March 30, 2023, there are new lockbox addresses for the following forms: I-130, Petition for Alien Relative ;  I-131, Application for Travel Document ; I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant ; I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status ; and I-765, Application for Employment Authorization . The Phoenix Lockbox address has been updated too for FedEx, UPS, and DHL only (U.S. Postal Service remains the same).    See USCIS'  Lockbox Filing Locations Updates page for more information. This may affect you if you are filing any of the following: Family-based visa petition Marriage visa Advance Parole Employment Authorization (EAD) SIJS VAWA Petition Adjustment of Status (AOS) / Green Card Application