On April 27, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing USCIS officers to give deference to prior.
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In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden administration can be expected to advance its own proposals soon.
The first part of this two-part blog series focused on the Biden administration’s first 100 days and reviewed the administration’s legislative plans. The second part of the series addresses policy developments occurring at the executive branch agencies and independent agencies.
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Policy developments in the first 100 days of President Biden's Administration occurring at executive branch and independent agencies to include US DOL, National Labor Relations Board NLRB, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS.
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President Biden’s Executive Order, “
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans,” promotes the efficient and fair adjudication of immigration benefits by applying deference to previous adjudications as a significant mechanism in the adjudication of new petitions or applications. Generally, USCIS now should defer to its previous approvals in new applications by an applicant, assuming a previous application was approved, and no material change has occurred.
In the EB-5 context, an EB-5 project can apply for Exemplar I-526 Petition approval. Following Exemplar approval, USCIS should defer to its previous approval on the project-related materials when deciding investor Form I-526 Petitions associated with the project. This policy necessarily furthers trust in the EB-5 program and enables further investment. However, the USCIS Policy Manual reasonably states that USCIS wi