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23 Dec Class Action Settlement Helps Asylees Obtain Work Authorization

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The American Immigration Council reported that a recent settlement agreement in a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of asylum seekers is removing obstacles they faced in obtaining work documents while they pursue their asylum claims. The inability to work for lengthy periods of time has...

17 Dec Deportations Dropping

Posted at 17:16h in Uncategorized

Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the Obama administration has cut back on deporting undocumented immigrants, with forced departures on track to drop more than 10 percent, the first annual decline in more than a decade. In his first term, President Barack Obama highlighted record deportations to show...

12 Dec Protesters Gather Outside Philadelphia Immigration Office

Posted at 17:25h in Uncategorized

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that demonstrators chanting in Spanish and English demanded a halt to deportations - " Ni una mas," or "Not one more" - and blocked two driveways at the detention center of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The action by...

27 Nov Future Executive Action Still a Future Possibility for Immigration

Posted at 18:03h in Uncategorized

The White House on Tuesday would not categorically rule out future executive actions to address immigration, while continuing to maintain "there is not" anything the president could do in lieu of congressional action on comprehensive reform. “I don’t want to speculate about what sort of actions...

19 Nov Immigration Entrepreneur Update

Posted at 18:26h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council provided the following news updates about #Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Immigration reform would positively impact economic growth, budgets, and housing. A November 1 post overviews a recent report from the Bipartisan Policy Center and Macroeconomic Advisers. The analysis shows that over the course of two...

07 Nov Poll Indicates Support of Immigration Reform

Posted at 19:34h in Uncategorized

Politico reported that a new poll being released later Thursday could send a warning to politicians nationwide: Oppose immigration reform at your peril. The results from the survey, sponsored by a trio of GOP-friendly groups and provided to POLITICO in advance, indicate that voters will be...

04 Nov Supreme Court to Hear CSPA Case

Posted at 19:39h in Uncategorized

The Legal Action Center reported that on December 10, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the consolidated Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) cases Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas and Costelo v. USCIS. The issue in these cases is whether the benefits for aged-out derivative beneficiaries in...

24 Sep Report Indicates Problems with Immigration Jails

Posted at 19:24h in Uncategorized

Most of my clients who have been in immigration jails have told me that they were treated in a professional way by the prison guards at the major immigration jails, including the one in York, Pennsylvania. Most of my clients have had no complaints, and...

06 Sep USCIS Implements Customer Identity Verification at Field Offices

Posted at 17:31h in Uncategorized

Beginning September 9, 2013, USCIS will employ a new verification tool called Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its field offices. Customers will now submit biometric data, specifically fingerprints and photographs, when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. CIV...

04 Sep DOS Transition to Form DS-260

Posted at 12:05h in Uncategorized

The Department of State has transitioned to an online immigrant visa application. Immigrant visa applicants will apply online using Form DS-260 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration). Applicants will choose their agent online using Form DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent). These forms replace the...