Washington, DC -  Since January, immigrant visa interview appointments for Cuban nationals have been scheduled at U.S. Embassy Bogota. This was due to a drawdown in staffing in Cuba to protect the safety of our personnel.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring tomorrow, March 30, 2018, as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in the State of California.

Sacramento, California - The Trump Administration decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire. Specifically, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the addition, incorrectly contending that it would “help enforce the Voting Rights Act.”

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has confirmed it will investigate whether Facebook violated a 2011 consent decree after concerning reports about how it handled the personal data of 50 million users and how that data was transmitted to data firm Cambridge Analytica without those users' knowledge, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. 

Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques called genome editing.

Calexico, California - With the Easter week upon us, CBP is reminding the traveling public that Cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 per passenger and the shells may be decorated, etched, or painted but they must be clean, dry, and free of any egg residue. They may contain confetti or other unregulated items.