The Norfolk Sheriff's department has ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)- an agreement that paid the local sheriff's department to keep suspected illegal immigrants locked in the county jail until federal authorities could transfer them to a long-term facility. IC...
In an unexpected turn of events, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to lift an order blocking the Trump Administration's enforcement of a policy to ban asylum for migrants entering the Southern border who have traveled through another country en route to the U.S. Although the ruling is technically tem...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new policy recently regarding the children of some U.S. service members and government workers born abroad. The policy came as another surprising change amid weeks of newly announced immigration rules. When communicated through...
Bloomberg Poll Shows Obama's Deferred Action for DREAMer Policy Favored 2 to 1 A Bloomberg poll released today reports that 64 percent of likely voters surveyed after Obama's June 15 announcement granting deferred action to individuals who entered the United States undocumented at a young age sai...
DREAM Act for Ohio proposed | The Columbus Dispatch DREAM Act for Ohio proposed | The Columbus Dispatch. Several states in have enacted their own DREAM Acts that allow undocumented children to attend college and pay in-state tuition rates. Ohio is the latest state to consider passing its own DR...
Mitt Romney Says He Would Not Deport Those Granted Deferred Action After indicating he would veto a DREAM Act during the Republican primaries, he is reported as recently saying he would not pursue deportation of potential DREAM Act candidates granted deferred action under the Obama administration...
DREAMers: Avoid Notarios and Other Scammers Dan Kowalski, Editor of Bender's Immigration Bulletin, wrote an informative post stating something that needed to be said. I think many DREAMers will know better than to trust their case to unscrupulous, unlicensed, and non-accredited people. However,...
Poster child for new policy ineligible – San Antonio Express-News An article in the San Antonio Express News highlights two individuals who are typical DREAMer candidates but narrowly missed the requirements under the Obama Administration's new deferred action policy. As these individuals state,...
What Is The Difference Between A Green Card and Citizenship? There's a lot to learn about the legal proceedings within the United States borders if you come from outside of the US. One of the things we recommend is to educate you on the difference between a green card and/or citizenship. In f...
Americans less divided on approach to immigration, survey says – Figuring Faith – The Washington Post Americans less divided on approach to immigration, survey says – Figuring Faith – The Washington Post. Several poll and survey data have been released recently indicating public support for immi...
Common Questions Regarding the Immigration Process The immigration process is one of those things that is difficult based on all of the rules and restrictions that exist in the fine details. Making sure that you are properly prepared is important to streamlining the process as much as possible,...
USCIS Releases Forms and Information on Applying for Deferred Action for DREAMers Today, USCIS released the Forms I-821D and I-765WS. Interestingly enough, they decided to give the form the same number as the form used to apply for TPS except they added a “D” perhaps for Deferred Action or Dream...
Amy Goodman: Immigration reform: a movement built by dreamers | recordonline.com Amy Goodman: Immigration reform: a movement built by dreamers | recordonline.com. After meeting several DREAMers in my law practice , I have really come to admire them. Their spirit and their courage serve as an ins...
Qualified illegal immigrants seek rights to practice law – USATODAY.com Qualified illegal immigrants seek rights to practice law – USATODAY.com. Can DREAMers be licensed to practice law? According to USA Today, that is the question that the California Supreme Court is expected to rule on regardin...
Will USCIS be Able to Effectively Process the Flood of Deferred Action Applications? Yesterday, Immigration Law Weekly made a very good point regarding the ability of USCIS to process potentially 1,000,000 deferred action applications of potential DREAM Act candidates or DREAMers. Here is the po...
Despite New Obama Policy, DREAMers March on Washington | Fox News Latino Despite New Obama Policy, DREAMers March on Washington | Fox News Latino. Today more than 250 DREAMers marched on Washington. You might be wondering why would they be Marching after the President announced his deferred act...
Government Releases More Details on Deferred Action for DREAMers Last Friday USCIS announced more details regarding the Deferred Action for DREAMers program. Among the key points shared by USCIS: 1. A new form will be available on August 15. All DACA requests will require payment of the standard ...
Obama urges immigration reform and DREAM Act at July 4th citizenship ceremony MSNBC reports that President Obama participated in a moving 4th of July naturalization ceremony of 25 active duty military members, from countries such as Ukraine, Cameroon, and Honduras. He used the opportunity to high...
Be Prepared When Traveling Out of the Country for Holidays When the time comes for you to pack up and head out on your travels for the holiday season, make sure that you are properly prepared for all that you will be taking on. When visiting family over the holiday season, you want to be able ...
Keeping immigrant families together is “critical,” first lady says | Fox News Latino Keeping immigrant families together is “critical,” first lady says | Fox News Latino. In a recent interview with Spanish language network Univision, Michelle Obama emphasized the President's desire to keep immig...
Understand More About Employment Visas for your Staffing Needs When hiring employees, within or outside of the Country, getting the right fit within your company is critical to having a good crew of hard-working employees. The main issue with foreign workers is the employment visa process, ava...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals : Do I Qualify? Beginning today, August 15, 2012, USCIS will begin to accept applications for deferred action. Here are the official USCIS criteria for qualifying for deferred action under the administration's new program: Were under the age of 31 as of J...
A Breakdown of DHS's Deferred Action for DREAMers » Immigration Impact A Breakdown of DHS's Deferred Action for DREAMers » Immigration Impact. This brief post at the Immigration Policy Center's Immigration Impact helps make sense of the eligibility requirements under the President's recently ann...
Deferred Action for DREAMers Press Announcement On June 15, 2012, Secretary Janet Napolitano made the following press announcement: WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as...
DREAMers March for Change Many young people brought to the U.S. at a young age are marching for change. A local news station in Kansas City highlighted some local marchers and interviewed some. As the news story notes, the reason these individuals are marching is to prevent people from forgetti...
