Hey guys, welcome to this video and this one we're gonna talk about the latest immigration
news. Happy New Year. Welcome to 2023. I'm Latoya McBean Poy, an immigration lawyer in New York,
working with clients nationwide and globally to help them get the freedom that they need
to be their best here in the United States. Guys, uh, you can reach out to us for immigration legal
services@mcbeanlaw.com or at, uh, [inaudible] 8 6 6 3900 where you can request to meet with us also,
friends today in this video, I'm gonna pull up our latest newsletter, okay? Subscribe to our
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some other good news or testimonials. So subscribe today@mcbeanlaw.com. Now, let's get into it. What
is going on in the world of immigration news? Now, you may or may not, I don't know, have seen the
video that I published, um, just, uh, yesterday, I think on the fee increases, no, two days ago
on U S C I S'S proposed fee increases. Guys, if you have not seen that video, go back,
watch it, and see the chart that I pulled up from the Federal Register with the current fees and the
proposed fees. One of the biggest takeaways from what the government is now trying to do
is the fact that adjustment of status, if you're here in the United States and you're eligible
to adjust your status through a relative or even through an employer, you're facing a significant
increase in fees. For those of you on the family side. Um, your fees will be close to $4,000 for
the entire application process. Um, others who are gonna be applying for naturalization, the fee is
going up with, uh, that application as well. Fiance, visa, employment based, um, uh, green
card process, you know, all around the fees are increasing. Now, this is just a proposal. The
government has not yet implemented the new fees or filing fees. They're accepting comments over the
next couple of months until, uh, sometime in early March. And then, you know, uh, we're expecting at
some point the final rule to be published, which would say, okay, these are now the fees and
effective on such and such date. Um, these, uh, fees are what's applicable. Okay? So I'll keep you
guys posted on when that becomes, uh, finalized. Secondly, guys, the Biden administration is
planning on, and, and President Biden made this speech yesterday. He announced that he,
There's two things actually with respect to this proposal. He, he has said that those,
uh, migrants who show up at the border will be rapidly, um, turned around and sent back
to their country, do not show up at the border. What they're gonna do instead is allow up to
30,000 migrants per month to be flown into the United States from Mexico to be held in
Mexico, uh, for certain processing. And, uh, at, and once they go through the processing in Mexico,
they will then fly into the United States. 30,000 per month is the agreement that our
government has with Mexico. And so, uh, these are migrants specifically from, uh, Cuba, um, Haiti,
Venezuela, uh, and Nicaragua. Okay? So if you're from one of those four countries and you're making
the journey to the United States, just know that the Biden administration is planning on processing
you in Mexico and then flying you into the United States if you get through their protocol
or whatever the scrutiny is that they're gonna run people through to allow them to be flown into the
United States again by air each month. Okay, so this is quite interesting, um, feed,
give me some feedback below. What do you guys think about this, um, about this policy from
the Biden administration to fly migrants into the United States, yet at the same time they're
expelling those, uh, who show up at the border and are seeking asylum into the United States? Me,
I don't like it. Uh, personally speaking, I just think the Biden administration is doing
an awful job at the border. Um, I think this is an awful policy, but let's move on with the, the
news. Okay. Um, thirdly, guys, US Embassy in Cuba resumes full immigrant visa services. Um, they
had shut the, the embassy there in Havana had shut down for about five years, and now they,
um, they're fully opened up, so to speak, for full immigrant visa services, uh, Biden administration.
He plans to visit the border. He plans to visit the US Mexico border during the trip next
week, uh, to the North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City. So, um, get ready for some photo ops
that the president will, will take at the border. Uh, it will be interesting to see what else he
has to say while he's there, uh, at the border. Okay, in other news, good news about almost 1
million immigrants. Um, were granted citizenship last year in 2022, and this is the highest number
guys in nearly in almost 15 years. Um, this is the highest number in almost 15 years after
The Covid pandemic ca pandemic caused a backlog in the system. And then, um, uh, finally,
friends, uh, U S C I S has released a new immigrant, uh, investor form, uh, form I 9 56 K,
the reg registration for direct and third party promoters. And, um, this is part of
the E B five Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which added this requirement for direct and
third party promoters to register with us c i s. So guys, that's the latest news, and,
um, you can stay plugged in, um, with me on social media, on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, where I
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