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• The National Customer Service Center ( January 2004 )
  

  The NCSC gives customers throughout the country another way to get consistent, accurate information and assistance on immigration services and benefits. We know that service by phone may be more convenient than having to write and wait for a reply, or having to take time off from work to go to the nearest Immigration office.

• Immigration Alert -February 2003 ( February 2003 )
  

  Articles include New Department of Homeland Security Established, New Filing Procedures Reduce Delays for Employment-Based Greencards, INS Launches New On-Line Case Tracking System and more.

• Cooley Alert: The DV-2001 Lottery Program ( August 1999 )
  

  This alert reviews the Diversity Lottery Program whereby the INS will make 55,000 immigrant visas available to nationals of certain nations.

• Permanent Residency Options ( May 2000 )
  

  1.Family-Based Immigration Becoming a resident is a two-step process: the immigrant petition, in which a .

• Avoiding Deportation ( November 1999 )
  

  WAIVERS The immigration law enumerates various grounds by which an alien in the United States may be subject to d.

• Highlights of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996: Tolerance No More ( June 1999 )
  

  For many years, the debate in our country over immigration law and policy has raged throughout the land.

• International Adoptions ( March 1999 )
  

  General information regarding international adoptions from the United States Department of State.

• Verification of Citizenship/Alien Status as Applicable to Older Americans Act andOther Programs Administered by the Aging Network ( September 1998 )
  

  Letter from the Administration on Aging which discusses the verification requirements of citizenship and alien status applicable to the Older Americans Act.

• The "Illegal Alien Defense" – Claims for Loss of Earnings can be Affected by Immigrations Status ( December 1996 )
  

  Although decided over a decade ago, Rodriguez v. Kline, 186 Cal. App. 3d 1145, (1986) is still the lead case in .