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Attorney Aleksandr Troyb Asked To Speak Before The World Affairs Forum On The Laws and Regulations Governing Refugees And Asylees

4/24/2017

Attorney Aleksandr Y. Troyb (Chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association) is honored to have been asked to participate as a keynote speaker at an event hosted by the World Affairs Forum, American Immigration Lawyers Association, International Institute of Connecticut and Fairfield County Bar Association in Stamford, Connecticut. Attorney Troyb will discuss the current immigration laws and regulations affecting refugees and asylees in a panel discussion entitled "Refugees & America: Toward An Informed Public Discourse." The event will be held on April 27, 2017 at the Ferguson Library located at 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. Attorney Troyb will be joined by Anne Richard, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Populations, Refugees and Migration, Claudia Connor, President and CEO, International Institute of Connecticut and Krishna Patel, Justice Initiatives Director and General Counsel, Grace Farms Foundation.

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SCAM/FRAUD WARNING: Department of Homeland Security Hotline Used In Scam to Obtain Personal Information

4/21/2017

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Scam/Fraud Alert: DHS OIG Hotline Used In Scam To Obtain Personal Information

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued a warning that its hotline telephone number has been used as part of a telephone spoofing scam targeting individuals throughout the country. The perpetrators of the scam represent themselves as employees with "U.S. Immigration" and can alter caller ID systems to make it appear that the call is coming from the DHS OIG Hotline telephone number (1-800-323-8603). The scammers demand to obtain or verify personally identifiable information from their victims through various tactics, including by telling individuals that they are the victims of identity theft. Many of the scammers reportedly have pronounced accents.

Individuals should not answer calls purporting to be from 1-800-323-8603, and should never provide personal information during calls purporting to be from the DHS OIG Hotline.

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Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

4/19/2017

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Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Earlier today, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a reminder that the designations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will terminate effective May 21, 2017.

To provide sufficient time for an orderly transition, the Department of Homeland Security gave beneficiaries under these three designations 8 months advance notice of the expiration by publishing 3 notices in the Federal Register on Sept. 22, 2016 (one for each country). These notices urged individuals who did not have another immigration status to use the time before the terminations became effective in May to prepare for and arrange their departure from the United States or to apply for other immigration benefits for which they may be eligible.

Individuals from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone who currently have TPS are encouraged to consult with an immigration attorney to learn more about their status and the impact this termination of TPS will have on their immigration status.

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Attorney Aleksandr Troyb Asked To Speak Before The World Affairs Forum On The Laws and Regulations Governing Refugees And Asylees

SCAM/FRAUD WARNING: Department of Homeland Security Hotline Used In Scam to Obtain Personal Information

Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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