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The Equal Pay Act established women’s right to equal pay for equal work in private as well as public employment. President Kennedy signed the bill into law and called it a first step toward greater equality for women.
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#USCISAnswers: If you forget your myUSCIS online password, we can help! You can reset your password using your username and email. Recover your account today: https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/password/new …pic.twitter.com/PyRfS9l81BThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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@USCIS. As Regulatory coordinator, she oversees regulatory actions published in the Federal Register. Thanks Sam for helping our agency execute some of the most critical policies for all we serve.#WHM2022pic.twitter.com/P4CKfZEFJ4
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The IFR responds to comments received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) issued on Aug. 20, 2021, and adopts the NPRM with changes. The IFR will be effective 60 days after publication.
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The rule will allow USCIS asylum officers to hear and adjudicate applications for asylum for individuals subject to expedited removal who establish a credible fear of persecution or torture.
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@DHSgov &@TheJusticeDept issued an interim final rule (IFR) amending current regulations to improve the processing of certain asylum claims. Learn more: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/03/24/dhs-and-doj-issue-rule-efficiently-and-fairly-process-asylum-claims …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The office originally had 4 employees who worked out of the Treasury Building & oversaw the hiring of the first federal Immigration Service employees stationed at ports from Boston to San Francisco. Today, USCIS has over 20,000 employees who work out of cities across the world.pic.twitter.com/bHw71V8kaS
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131 years ago this month, Congress created the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration, which later became the Bureau of Immigration, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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We’re hiring! USCIS offers many exciting career opportunities that allow you to make a meaningful impact on your country’s future. Find your fit in the USCIS team and transform your career. To get started, visit:
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In 1966, she moved to Chicago, where she supervised the district that included Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Until her retirement in 1969, she was the only female district director in the country. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/our-history/history-office-and-library/featured-stories-from-the-uscis-history-office-and-library/history-of-women-in-federal-immigration-and-naturalization-service?utm_source=twitter&utm_id=Women+in+History+Timeline …
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In the 1930s, as a widow with three young children, she worked while attending law school at night. In 1941, INS hired her as an associate legal advisor and she rose to become an attorney in the General Counsel’s Office before being named district director in 1960.
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Lorraine Wall Hurney became the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. immigration service when she accepted the top management position for the INS district that covered Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia.
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Skip the call and use the "Live Chat" feature that Emma our virtual assistant provides. Emma enables you to reach live assistance Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET in certain instances if Emma cannot answer the question. Get started today:
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While these positions paid little, over time many young women hired as port receptionists rose within the ranks of INS employees. Margaret M. Smith (left) is one example. Hired as a port receptionist in 1957, she rose to supervisory port receptionist in 1962.
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Requirements for the new hires included fluency in at least one foreign language, a college degree, and “proper bearing, manners, and appearance.” INS targeted the new positions for “pretty girls” who acted as assistants to immigration inspectors.
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In the 1950s, air travel replaced sea travel as the most common method of entry for visitors to the U.S. The INS created a new corps of port receptionists to greet international travelers, help them assemble paperwork, & guide them through inspections and interviews at airports.
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Helen Eckerson became the first woman to serve as chief of the INS Statistics Branch in 1945. Eckerson & her largely female staff provided statistical analyses & reports to lawmakers that shaped significant legislation, including the Immigration & Naturalization Act of 1965.
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Thank you to the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center for helping us welcome 25
#NewUSCitizens during a special#IWD2022
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ceremony. Congratulations to our newest citizens!https://twitter.com/USCISMediaCntrl/status/1504819764266479619 …
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#USCISAnswers: If you receive a notice or document from USCIS that includes an error, we can help you fix it. To submit a request to correct the error, visit: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayTypoForm.do …pic.twitter.com/m15Z1I3sxOThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
USCIS invites immigration practitioners & other service providers working with Special Immigrant Juveniles, T & U nonimmigrants, or VAWA self-petitioners to join the
@WhiteHouse Interagency Naturalization Working Group for an engagement on March 23 at 2pm.https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/upcoming-national-engagements/citizenship-promotion-for-special-immigrant-juveniles-t-and-u-nonimmigrants-and-vawa-self …Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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