Update: I-601 Provisional Waiver Is Not in Effect. To learn more, read this alert. Introduction On Jan. 6, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a notice of intent in the Federal Register outlining its plan to reduce the time tha...Read More
USCIS Launches Online Immigration System, USCIS ELIS
http://uscis.gov WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched the first phase of its electronic immigration benefits system, known as USCIS ELIS. The system has been created to modernize the process for filing and adjudicating immigration be...Read More
ICE steps up deportation efforts for criminal immigrants
WASHINGTON — In an aggressive effort to boost deportations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to increase by nearly 25% the number of agents tasked with finding and deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records, pulling 150 officers from desks a...Read More
Obama’s Gay Marriage Shift and Immigration
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage has highlighted an alliance growing across the country between immigration reform and gay activists, helping dispel what some say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tol...Read More
Immigration law a burden for Alabama’s small businesses
http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2012/05/01/immigration-law-a-burden-for-alabama%E2%80%99s-small-businesses/ Alabama’s legislature continues to grapple this week with what to do with the state’s immigration law. Those who work with human resources and accounts re...Read More