Former university employee pleads guilty to falsifying student information - (11.11.11)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A former employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) pled guilty to concealing and shielding foreign college students who were in violation of the terms ...

Former university employee pleads guilty to falsifying student information - (11.11.11)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A former employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) pled guilty to concealing and shielding foreign college students who were in violation of the terms ...

ICE fines New England companies hiring unlawful employees - (11.11.11)
BOSTON — Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations 14 New England employers have been fin...

FY2012 H-1B Cap Count - (10.20.11)
USCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of October 14, 2011, approximately 43,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has...

DOL Now Issuing Two Prevailing Wage Determinations for Certain H-2Bs - (10.20.11)
AILA has received reports that DOL is issuing two prevailing wage determinations for certain H-2B cases: one to be used for work performed until November 29, 2011, and the second to be used for work p...

The October 28, 2011, Deadline for Certain Widow(er)s to File Form I-360 Is Next Week! - (10.20.11)
The two-year marriage rule for widow(er)s of U.S. citizens was abolished, but widow(er)s must file an I-360 by October 28, 2011, if the marriage was less than two years old at the time...

USCIS Announces TPS for South Sudan and Extension for Sudan - (10.20.11)
USCIS announced an 18-month TPS designation for South Sudan and extension for Sudan, as well as an automatic EAD extension for current TPS beneficiaries. Both the designation and the extension are in ...

ICE FY2011 Removal Numbers - (10.20.11)
ICE announced that in FY2011, it removed 396,906 individuals, with 90 percent of removals falling into a priority category.

USCIS To Restore Prior I-797 Mailing Procedures - (10.20.11)
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced on October 20, 2011, that the prior I-797 mailing procedures will be restored in approximately six weeks and that original notices will once again go to the...

Dayton, Ohio Passes Plan to Revitalize Economy through Immigrant Integration - (10.14.11)
Business,Demographics,Economics,Employment,Entrepreneurship,Immigration Blog,Integration,Reform by Geena Jackson Shortly after Alabama began implementing their anti-immigration law (HB 56), Da...

18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Somalia - (10.14.11)
Current TPS Beneficiaries Also Granted Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Released Oct. 13, 2011 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano extended the Temporary Protected Sta...

Restrictionist GOP Members Rely on Scare Tactics in Hearing on Prosecutorial Discretion - (10.14.11)
Administration,Congress,Department of Homeland Security,Enforcement,Hearings,Immigration Blog,Prosecutorial Discretion,Restrictionists,Rhetoric,Undocumented Immigration by Mary Giovagnoli The luster m...

The Facts (and Numbers) Don’t Matter in Alabama - (10.14.11)
The Facts (and Numbers) Don’t Matter in Alabama Copy Cat Legislation,Economics,Enforcement,Immigration Blog,Restrictionists,SB 1070,State and Local Immigration Law,Undocumented Immigration by ...

Governor Jerry Brown Signs Immigration Bills that Help, Not Hurt, California’s Economy - (10.14.11)
DREAM Act,E-Verify,Economics,Enforcement,Immigration Blog,State and Local Immigration Law,Undocumented Immigrationby by: Seth Hoy Take note, Alabama. Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed two ...

California Governor Signs Second Half of Dream Act - (10.10.11)
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college students access to state-funded financial aid, the second half of two-part legislation known as the "Dream Act.\...

Instructions for the 2013 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2013) - (10.10.11)
For DV-2013, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants each to the United States in the previous five years: Bangla...

Prevailing Wage Suspension Update - (08.26.11)
On Thursday, August 18, 2011, DOL held a call with AILA and other stakeholders (NAFSA, ACIP, ABA), to provide an update on the suspension of prevailing wage determinations and background on th...

August 12, 2011 H-1B Cap Count - (08.26.11)
As of August 12, 2011, approximately 25,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 14,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

DHS Detains Unauthorized Immigrants as They Attempt to Leave the U.S. - (08.26.11)
It is tempting to imagine that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a kinder and more just approach to its immigration enforcement mission. After all, the department announced...

Some Hopeful, Early Signs That Prosecutorial Discretion Is Being Exercised - (08.26.11)
While the prospect of temporary immigration reprieves—made possible by DHS’s recent announcement that it will standardize its use of prosecutorial discretion—has excited many people, the devil remains...