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Due to a production error on some green cards issued earlier this year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is recalling more than 8,500 Permanent Resident Cards that were sent to U.S. citizen spouses. These recalled green cards, issued with the approval of Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence, don’t affect the lawful …
Although renewals for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries continue under court orders issued by federal judges, reported numbers show the rate and pace of immigrant applications as slow. General confusion caused by court challenges as well as pervasive fear due to political attitudes mean some immigrants are shunning the very program that offers …
With the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras slated to end in 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directs eligible nationals interested in staying in the United States to seek alternative legal immigration status. The current TPS designation for the Central American country ends Jan. 5, 2020. DHS requires citizens …
As TPS Ends, Hondurans Directed to Seek Alternative StatusRead More »
As members of the “caravan’ traveling from South America cross the border into the United States, immigration officials separate out children from adults in suspected trafficking cases. Objecting to the policy, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU,) are asking a federal judge to place an injunction on the policy and allow detention of …
As the unemployment rate has continuously dropped since President Trump entered the White House, the U.S. faces a growing need for immigrants to come into the country. With a presumption that more Americans have entered the workforce to fill jobs, employers must now cast a wider net to bring in their needed workers. President Trump …
Low Unemployment Numbers Underscores Need for ImmigrationRead More »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins phasing in the Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in order to boost security. The increased security measures affect Green Cards and other secure documents routinely sent through the mail. Beginning April 30, the agency began using the Post Office’s Confirmation Restricted Delivery …
While sub-Saharan Africans tend to represent small population shares in their adoptive countries, immigrants to the U.S. are often more educated than their European counterparts. Combined tendencies of the native population along with U.S. immigration policies jointly contribute to the situation. Typically representing 3 percent or less of the overall population in the U.S., U.K., …
Higher Ed a Hallmark of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants to the U.S.Read More »
Immigration attorneys argue for continuing asylum for those foreign nationals who are victims of crimes in their home countries where government fails to address criminal aggression. Through a filing submitted by the American Bar Association (ABA) in late April, attorneys say the Department of Justice (DOJ) should maintain the current standard for asylum-seeking individuals as …
Attorneys Argue for Continuance of Criminal Victim AsylumRead More »
USCIS and the Legacy of Ellis Island, a new documentary video created and released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS,) celebrates federal immigration employees who processed more than 12 million immigrants at the iconic New York port from 1892 to 1954. The documentary relays the story of Ellis Island from the perspective of agency …
Federal court judges continue to thwart Trump Administration efforts to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) with rulings saying the program must continue. Besides their rulings around allowing renewals for beneficiaries enrolled in the program, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. most recently said DACA must remain open to new applicants as …
Fed Court Orders Continuation of Both New and Renewing DACA ApplicationsRead More »
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