What is the Lautenberg Program? The Lautenberg program began in 1989, allowing religious minorities from 15 former Soviet Union countries to be considered for refugee resettlement in the United States. The program gets its name from former U.S. senator, Frank Lautenberg, who himself was the son of
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Which immigrants can seek temporary protection in the U.S. and why? Temporary Protected Status is an immigration status granted to eligible nationals of a designated country based on urgent humanitarian need. Nationals of the designated country who are present in the U.S. on a specified date
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When families are separated from each other, they have to decide whether they want a family member to visit them or permanently live with them in the United States. There are limitations as to who a family member can apply for to permanently live in the United
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The word “parole” or “humanitarian parole” has been in the news a lot recently because of Afghanistan. But what is it and what does it mean? Here are a few important high level things to know about parole: There are many different kinds of parole. Parole is
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