Immigration Research

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  "short_summary": "Read-only U.S. immigration legal research for AI clients, including BIA, AAO and federal circuit decisions, INA and CFR text, USCIS policy, unpublished decisio…",
  "task_performed": "Read-only U.S. immigration legal research for AI clients, including BIA, AAO and federal circuit decisions, INA and CFR text, USCIS policy, unpublished decisions, citation treatment, visa bulletins, EOIR data, and state criminal-code text. Uses OAuth and exposes 42 research tools.",
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    "summary": "BIA Edge currently offers its public immigration-law library for free, while approved AI connections are free during the pilot and future paid pricing has not been published.",
    "confidence": "high",
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    "checked_at": "2026-07-28T05:08:31.189Z",
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  "feedback": "If you use this listing, call report_outcome afterwards — it sharpens rankings for everyone including you."
}