Congress returns from recess in 2024 facing a daunting task: approving crucial supplemental funding while navigating the contentious terrain of immigration and border security. This delicate dance threatens to trigger
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Congress Passes Omnibus Bill and Continuing Resolution Keeping Government and Vital Programs Such as EB-5 and E-Verify Operational
Congress passed a short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program that will extend the program through June 30, 2021. This extension will decouple the EB-5 program from immigration programs…
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President Trump Signs Appropriation Packages Extending Vital Programs Like EB-5 and Preventing a Government Shutdown
On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed H.R. 1865, an eight-bill appropriations bill that extends the vital EB-5 program until Sept. 30, 2020, among other things. The president also signed…
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Congress Releases 12-Bill Funding Package to Extend Vital Programs Such as EB-5 and to Prevent a Government Shutdown
On Dec. 16, Congressional leaders negotiated and debuted a $1.37 trillion spending package to fund the operational needs of the country and extend vital programs such as EB-5.
President Signs Appropriations Legislation Extending EB-5 and More Government Functions
Congress approved the Omnibus Appropriations legislation on Feb. 14, 2019. On Feb. 15, the president signed the legislation into law and announced additional executive actions to further address needs the…
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Congress Prepares Action to Avoid Government Shutdown and Fund Vital Programs Such as EB-5
Late on Feb. 13, 2019, House and Senate Conferees on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations announced an agreement on DHS Appropriations for FY 2019 and the remaining six…
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UPDATE: Government Lapse of Appropriations and Shutdown Status
After 35 days of closure, with multiple House bills debated and passed, and Senate bills debated, President Trump called a press conference the afternoon of Jan. 25 relating to ending…
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URGENT UPDATE for Scheduled EB-5-Based Green Card Interviews
As we alerted previously, the U.S. federal government shut down at the end of the day on Dec. 21, 2018. Because the EB-5 regional program was not extended, government agencies…
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New Congress Formed; House Passes Package of Legislation to Open Government and Re-Start Critical Programs Such as EB-5
On Jan. 3, 2019, the 115th Congress gaveled to a close, and the newly composed 116th Congress, with the House under control of a Democrat majority and the Senate continuing …
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EB-5 Processing During the Government Shutdown
The U.S. federal government shut down at the end of the day on Dec. 21, 2018, and the president did not sign into law the extension of the EB-5 program…
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