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Uscis streamlining its procedures to ease backlog

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | August 15, 2004 - 12:00am

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced new plans and strategies to eliminate its huge backlog of cases, while enhancing national security. According to the USCIS Office of Public Affairs,...

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