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Tools Outage
USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Thursday, December 17, at 11:50 p.m. through Friday, December 18, at 3:00 a.m. Eastern.
USCIS Updates Discretionary Criteria for Case-by-Case Interview Determinations of Adjustment of Status Applications Based on Refugee or Asylee Status 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced updated guidance expanding the discretionary criteria USCIS officers use to determine whether to interview applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, based on refugee or asylee status.
Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
In compliance with an order of a U.S. District Court, effective Dec. 7, 2020, USCIS announced an update about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

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