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Each year, on Nov. 11, the nation honors members of the United States armed forces who have served our country and defended our freedoms.

Under updated policy guidance, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for certain nonimmigrant visa categories. The guidance app...