What are the rules for students who want to attend public elementary, middle or high school in the U.S.?”

The new provisions do not affect foreign students in any other immigration status, for example, J-1 exchange visitors, or dependents of foreign nationals in the United States on other non-immigrant visas. Likewise, the new provisions do not affect foreign students attending private schools or private training or language programs. F-1 students who wish to transfer from private schools or programs into public schools or programs must meet the new public school requirements.

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Your Rights as an Unrepresented Immigrant in Removal Proceedings

Many people receive hearing notices to appear before judges even after they have received their green cards. It could be a clerical error involving your name, alias, or alien registration number. Or you pled to some misdemeanor with long-term immigration consequences that you did not understand. Whatever the reason, it is important to be realistic about the time it will take to get through removal proceedings and to formulate a plan to get through them successfully.

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