A 28-year-old Nigerian man is facing deportation is being held in a Kenosha, Wisconsin, detention center. Eugene Peba was arrested on May 3 after his attempt to obtain a green card was denied by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Gail Montenegro, spokeswoman for the Chicago office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told the Chicago Tribune Read more….

Internet scams have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with many incidents involving unsuspecting computers users who are tricked into revealing their passwords and logins. Now, it seems, phishing scams have targeted immigrants. It was recently discovered that many individuals who had applied for the legitimate U.S. green card lottery had been sent a notification Read more….

Austin, Texas, mayor Lee Leffingwell is currently applying to make his city an EB-5 Regional Center. Austin's "EB-5 Regional Center" will focus on green job creation and green energy development. According to the Austin American-Statesman, most EB-5 visas are processed through regional centers, which have surged in numbers over the past five years. In 2007, Read more….

Three entrepreneurs were awarded for their business efforts at The Immigrant Learning Center's Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Dinner on May 9. The Massachusetts-based business leaders were honored by the non-profit for their exceptional contributions to their communities. The trio joined 21 other nominees, thousands of fellow entrepreneurs, respected community members and ILC leaders. Larry Dossantos, a Read more….

The Supreme Court of Florida is deciding whether to allow appeals by immigrants facing deportation. The argument, was presented by undocumented immigrants to the Supreme Court on May 8, stated that they received bad legal advice from their lawyers. These individuals, who lack proper immigration forms, were not told that pleading guilty or no-contest would Read more….

Illinois, a state with one of the highest immigrant populations in the nation, recently made progress in its plan to ban a proposed immigration detention center that would be run by a private party. The bill, called SB 1064, was already passed by the state's Senate and is currently under consideration by the House. The Read more….

  The California Supreme Court is deciding whether an undocumented immigrant will be qualified to practice law in the United States. The man, 35-year-old Sergio Garcia, was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents when he was just 17 months old. Garcia has since put himself through law school and was found Read more….

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union claims illegal immigrants held in several Georgia detention centers are being mistreated. The report, "Prisoners of Profit: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia," alleges the undocumented immigrants, many of whom are allegedly being held on minor immigration violations, are being mistreated while they are detained. The 182-page Read more….

  New changes were made on May 16 to Alabama's already controversial immigration law. Alabama's legislation, which gives law enforcement officers permission to request proof of citizenship from anyone they suspect to be in the country illegally. The provisions kept most of the original law in tact – however, it added a mandate for the Read more….

While the resolution may not have come about as many immigration advocates may have hoped, illegal immigrants in the state of Georgia will still receive the same benefits: None will be turned away from the state's public colleges and universities. During a recent House meeting, the portion of the state's proposed immigration bill that banned Read more….

New reports have shown that the number of arrests along U.S. borders are down more than 50 percent. However, recent tips from insiders have accused Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and her team of intentionally underestimating the numbers of border crossings of individuals without proper immigration forms. The accusation came from U.S. Rep. Darrel Read more….

Despite living with U.S. citizenship since 1990, Abdo Hizam learned last year that his status was given to him in error. The State Department alerted Hizam of the mistake in 2011, telling him it was no error of his own, but a bureacratic problem that had created the blunder. Hizam gave up his Yemeni citizenship Read more….

The Dream Act has seen many forms in its more than 10 years as a possible legislation, with Democrats and Republicans often coming to a head at any versions of the proposed legislation. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, however, is currently in the process of creating a new version of the act that may be more Read more….

Binational transgender couples received welcome news from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on April 10.  The policies on transgender marriages are now to be updated, and will likely provide couples an easier time gaining permanent residency or citizenship in the United States. USCIS stated that it will now use the updated gender identity of a Read more….

The United States has long been a place of great cultural interaction, where individuals can learn about other traditions and art forms within their own neighborhoods. In the modern world, several foreign performers who would like to share their talents have been stopped from entering the country due to miscalculations or mistakes with U.S. visas. Read more….

Many states have instituted their strict immigration laws because they believe that undocumented residents are living at the expense of the taxes paid by those with U.S. citizenship. However, it seems that many neighborhoods and businesses in the United States have actually made large profits from their illegal immigrant population. According to Fox News, Escondido, California, Read more….

The American Immigration Council's Legal Action Center recently filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, the Executive Office for Immigration Review and top immigration authorities, including Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The suit was filed on behalf of a group of asylum seekers alleging they have been improperly Read more….

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency will host an event in Newark on December 1, bringing together some of the state's immigration advocates to address the issue of scams perpetrated against immigrants. The event will address such issues as internet fraud aimed at immigrants, common scams to watch out for and ways to avoid Read more….