USCIS Awards $1.2 Million for Citizenship Grant ProgramWASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced a total of $1.2 million in grants for 13 organizations to support citizenship preparation programs for legal perma...
September 16, 2009Constitution Day and Citizenship DayU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Sept 17 at special naturalization ceremonies throughout the country. ...
September 15, 2009Meeting Invitation: USCIS National Stakeholders Meeting - Website Rollout DiscussionPlease join us for a discussion of the newly revised USCIS website (USCIS.gov). This dialogue is scheduled for Friday, September 18th at 2:00 pm in the Tomich Center at 111 Massachusetts Avenu...
September 15, 2009Missouri Poultry Processing Plant Pays $450,000 Fine for Hiring Undocumented WorkersA May 2007 enforcement by ICE agents found 136 undocumented workers at George's Processing Plant in Springfield, MO. Twenty-eight workers were criminally prosecuted for various immigration violations,...
September 15, 2009USCIS Proposes Investor Program for the CNMIWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a proposed rule in the Sept. 14, 2009 Federal Register that would recognize a Commonwealth of the N...
September 15, 2009Finding the Balance: Shared Border of the FutureA Canadian Chamber of Commerce report provides short-term, practical recommendations to reduce border costs and increase the competitiveness of both U.S. and Canadian industries. ...
September 14, 2009Justice Department Commemorates Fifteen Years of the Violence AgainstThe Department of Justice today commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act(VAWA), which was signed into law on September 13, 1994. This critical legislation was created in rec...
September 14, 2009LIAR! What Does Health Care Have To Do With ImmigrationDuring President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Congressman Joe Wilson (R. SC), shouted "LIAR!" when President Obama stated that the proposed health care plan would not cover "illegal aliens." ...
September 14, 2009DHS Proposed Regulation on E-2 Nonimmigrant Status for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsA 9/14/09 DHS proposed regulation to implement the nonimmigrant provisions of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008. It would amend its regulations to establish procedures ...
September 13, 2009Advance Copy of DHS Proposed Regulation on E-2 Nonimmigrant Status for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsAn advance copy of a DHS proposed regulation proposing to implement the nonimmigrant provisions of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008. It would amend its...
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