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A Misssouri firm was indicted recently for selling USCIS forms that are available for free online to unsuspecting customers. The company would charge the customer the amount of the USCIS filing fee to send them the forms. Oftentimes, the customer would then send his or her application in to USCIS thinking that the filing fee was already paid. This is…
This is a great editorial piece from David Leopold, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) about judicial resources and the broken immigration system. A nugget of optimism: “there is a “signal [of] a major shift in the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence toward greater protection of immigrants’ rights.”
Scary…and sad. Yes, there is money to be made, but why not try to make money and put your intention, energy and being on something that can bring you and other people happiness? Just a thought. Please feel free to visit The ImmiGRAtion Blog, directly.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a new rule regarding electronic signature and storage of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. It allows for the form to be signed electronically and retained in an electronic format and provides some clarification regarding the time to complete the form and audit requirements.
The House of Representatives recently passed the International Adoption Harmonization Act of 2010 to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to adopted alien children. The International Adoption Harmonization Act of 2010, HR 5532, will allow an adopted child to legally immigrate so long as the adoption is completed and the petition is filed before the child turns 18.…
The 14th Amendment (the “citizenship clause”) was enacted in 1868 to ensure that states would not deny citizenship to former slaves. It reads, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Recently, Republicans have been in the news as they…
A recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Memorandum establishes a policy which allows expedited adjudication of an application or petition by USCIS for an alien in removal proceedings if the approval of the application or petition would provide an immediate basis for relief for the alien.
The Department of State developed and introduced an electronic application process for immigrant visa applicants to eventually replace the current paper-based application process, which consists of Parts 1 and 2 of Form DS–230, Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration. While the Department will continue to accept the DS–230 when necessary, it proposes to eventually eliminate the DS–230 entirely and…
The Child Status Protection Act, or “CSPA”, signed into law on August 6, 2002, “addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain immigration benefits as a result of CIS processing delays. Prior to this new legislation, in order for an individual to immigrate as a “child” under the immigration laws, the application for adjustment of status or…