• Senate Committee Approves Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill— On May 21, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013,” by a bipartisan vote of 13-5. The bill now goes to the Senate floor.
• CBP Releases Travel Tips, Improvements in Arrival Process for International Travelers— The agency released its “Top 10 Travel Tips.”
• Employment-Based Third Preference Visa Numbers Advance Significantly— The employment-based third preference category cut-off date for most countries advanced significantly for the second month in a row, but this rapid rate is not expected to continue.

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