With the November elections approaching, the likelihood for comprehensive federal immigration reform is unfortunately minimal to non existent. For the remainder of the year, and possibly for sometime after, we anticipate immigration reform taking a back seat to other...
The Pew Center for Hispanic Research reported in September that the annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. was down significantly from March 2007 to March 2009 when compared to the same period from 2000 to 2005. This decrease resulted in an 8% reduction...
In July, the Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico began issuing new, more secure certified copies of birth certificates to U.S. citizens born in the territory. Any certified copies of birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010 will become...
On September 16, ICE released a notice of the agency’s intent to issue more than 500 Notices of Inspections (NOI) to companies throughout the United States in the following week. According to ICE, the up tick in inspections is due to a growing number of leads on...
Good news for waiting Legal Permanent Resident applicants as the September Visa Bulletin, published by the Department of State, shows another month of improvements. (Click here to see the August 2010 Visa Bulletin). The September Visa Bulletin published the following...
An internal memo leaked by sources at the USCIS reveal the immigration agency to be seeking ways to improve the immigration process, with or without Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). The memo, addressed to USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, outlines at least 18...
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has unveiled a proposed immigration reform bill modeled after Arizona's controversial law. Speaking to a group of voters, McCollum outlined his plan, stating his version of immigration reform goes further than the Arizona law as...
USCIS has announced redesigns to its website to enhance customer service and expand users’ access to case information. The improvements were made from feedback received from internal and external stakeholders. The most significant improvement is the addition of...