Immigration policy manual

Under the Trump administration, however, it took a restrictive turn. The term "alien" is found within US Code and is regularly referenced in the immigration system and in court rulings to describe everyone who is not a US citizen. In recent years, however, the word has been wiped from the California Labor Code and the Library of Congress after advocacy efforts. The shift is already noticeable in public statements and memos as well.

On Jan. There have been efforts to change the phrasing on a national and local level. The manual is structured to house several volumes pertaining to different areas of immigration benefits administered by the agency such as citizenship and naturalization, adjustment of status, admissibility, protection and parole, nonimmigrants, refugees, asylees, immigrants, waivers, and travel and employment. The USCIS Policy Manual is organized into different volumes, parts, and chapters that present policies in a logical and sequential manner.

These features include up-to-the-minute comprehensive policy updates, an expanded table of contents, and links to related Immigration and Nationality Act INA sections, Code of Federal Regulations CFR , and public use forms.

The manual is also equipped with a keyword search function, which will make locating policy and related information faster, easier, and less time consuming. Citations of statutes, regulations, case law, authoritative sources, and other explanatory references appear in footnotes rather than the body of the text.

Tables and charts supplement and simplify policy information to facilitate understanding of complex topics and instructions. The USCIS Policy Manual provides transparency, including outlining policies that are easy to understand, while also furthering consistency, quality, and efficiency. What are the Changes?

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