AFGE’s Nation Citizenship and Immigration Services Council has expressed optimism over the budget and staffing increases in President Biden’s first budget proposal.
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More than 13,000 employees of the United States Citizen and Immigration Services could be put on the street by the end of this month.
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USCIS announced it would postpone the planned furloughs of 13,4000 employees from Aug. 3 to Aug. 31.
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Asylum officers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed regulations that, if implemented, would dismantle the country’s asylum system and require officers to violate U.S. and international laws.
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A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House to fund the USCIS through 2020 and prevent the furloughs of more than 13,400 USCIS employees.
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More than 13,000 employees at the USCIS have received their furlough notices, but they have not given up on saving their jobs and their agency.
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Federal government will further the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by rushing to reopen federal worksites.
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AFGE asks Congress to provide the funding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services needs in order to prevent the furlough of nearly 11,000 employees in July.
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It’s not a secret that the Department of Homeland Security is the worst place to work in the federal government.
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Responding to natural disasters is a core function of government that most people forget until their lives are at risk. As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolina coast, more than 4,000 federal employees were mobilized to help communities prepare for the storm.
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The massive influx of new detainees will exacerbate the short-staffed prisons, endangering the lives of correctional officers, inmates, detainees themselves, and the surrounding communities.
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Meet a local president who turned around a TSA local at one of the country's busiest airports.
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Understanding the state of our union requires understanding the state of federal agencies which serve as the backbone of our government and provide taxpayer services to the American people. Here's a look at our agencies' state of the union.
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AFGE members are the cornerstone of their community. Here's just one example, yet Congress thinks he deserves a pay cut...
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Hurricane Harvey, the most severe storm in U.S. history, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain on Houston, killing at least 30 people and displacing 30,000. Federal employees, including AFGE members, are on the ground saving lives.
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