Interim Employment Authorization Documents Provided for Nationals ofWASHINGTON – USCIS announced today that interim Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will be issued to Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who have not yet received a final ...
September 17, 2009Leader Of International Counterfeit Immigration Document Ring SentencedOn 9/11/09 Pedro Castorena-Ibarra, the leader of a prolific and nationwide fraudulent immigration document ring was sentenced Friday to serve 57 months in federal prison. As part of the initial investigation, ICE ...
September 17, 2009New Chief Immigration Judge Sworn In by Attorney General HolderFALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)announced that Attorney General Eric Holder administered the oath of office to EOIR’snewly-appointed Chief Immigration Judge Bria...
September 17, 2009Secure Border Initiative: Technology Deployment Delays Persist and the Impact of Border Fencing Has Not Been AssessedOn 9/17/09, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the progress made in the Secure Border Initiative, a multiyear, multibillion dollar...
September 17, 2009U.S. Embassy Vienna Revises E Visa Processing Policy for RenewalsThe Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy Vienna announces that applications for E visa renewals may be submitted via mail, messenger, or in person (and without an appointment) during the office's VIP hours of Mo...
September 17, 2009USCIS Selects Recipients for the FY 2009 Citizenship Grant ProgramIntroductionOn Sept. 17, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that 13 organizations have been selected to receive federal funding to support citizenship preparation programs ...
September 17, 2009Customs and Border Protection’s Use of Technology Results inHebron, Ky. - Customs and Border Protection’s use of advanced technology, US‑VISIT (UnitedStates Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication Technology) recently resulted in the detection,apprehension...
September 16, 2009Director Mayorkas Announces Office of Public EngagementWASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced the creation of the USCIS Office of Public Engagement (OPE) to focus on open, candid and constructive coll...
September 16, 2009Due Process Restoration Now!There has been a lot of talk recently about what might be included in an immigration reform bill. Will there be a legalization/amnesty/forgiveness of "lawbreakers" rule? Will there be an expansion of employment based and family based immigrant visa numbers...
September 16, 2009House Judiciary Subcommittee Approves September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act of 2009On 9/16/09, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law approved, by a voice vote, a bill (H.R. 3290) whic...
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