By Lisa Pino (October 15, 2018, 2:56 PM EDT) -- On Sept. 27, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Public Engagement Division hosted a live stakeholder teleconference to inform the public about how the agency plans to implement a new policy memorandum, or PM, issued on June 28, 2018, named "Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens," which expands the agency's authority to issue NTAs. The agency began to implement the new policy on Oct. 1. The expansion of what constitutes an NTA action is important for its impact on the deportation, or removal, process for foreign nationals. The NTA is a charging document that notifies and requires its recipient to appear in court before an immigration judge. The notice serves as the first step in removal proceedings and initiates the prospective deportation of the foreign national upon the denial of an immigration benefit....