OFFICIALS of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a townhall meeting today at American Memorial Park to explain the changes to the islands’ immigration system as well as answer questions from the public.
CNMI immigration will be federalized starting Nov. 28.
Janna Evans, regional lead for community relations of the USCIS Western Region, said the meeting will be held at the park’s amphitheater from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is free.
DHS published on Monday the transitional worker program regulations that will govern the presence of guest workers in the CNMI once the federal immigration law is extended to the islands.
Information about the regulations have been prepared in four languages — Filipino, English, Japanese and Chinese.
The Korean translation was still in progress.
The transitional worker program regulations, which will create a CW-1 visa for qualified guest workers, will take effect on a temporary basis starting Nov. 28.
