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Legal Settlement Allows Thousands Apply for 1986 Amnesty

By immigrationprof

Thanks to a recent legal settlement, the chance to apply for amnesty is finally open to tens of thousands of foreign nationals who entered the country on a valid visa but fell out of legal status between 1982 and 1988. The settlement, approved this fall by a U.S. district court in Washington state, stems from a class-action lawsuit filed by attorney Peter Schey originally on behalf of an immigrant assistance program of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. For the full story, click here.

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