Obama signs law extending application period for immigration status to Iraqi aides

[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Friday signed into law a bill [H.R. 3233 text] that grants special immigration status to Iraqis who have aided US forces. The original bill allowing Iraqis to apply for this status expired last week, but passage of H.R. 3233 extends the time of application to the first three months of fiscal year 2014. It allows for 2,000 more Iraqis to be approved for the status in addition to all applicants who were...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/10/obama-signs-law-extending-immigration-status-to-iraqi-aides.php

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