According to the Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration is looking at the bases on which it might possibly choose illegal immigrants in the country who could be protected from deportation. The main criteria are reported to be the minimum duration which they have spent in the country, and existing ties with family members legally […]
The White House has clarified about the new federal contract originating from the Homeland Security Department which sought a veritable 34 million residency cards and work permits for immigrants over the ensuing 5 years, as largely preparatory in nature. In other words, the contract does not point towards any definite plans on the part of […]
On Monday, state Senator Gustavo Rivera introduced a bill that aims at giving almost the same benefits to illegal and non-citizen immigrants residing in the State of New York as the ones enjoyed by U.S. citizens. If passed, this bill will allow undocumented and non-citizen New Yorkers to obtain state driver and professional licenses, participate in state and municipal elections, and apply […]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important immigration-related decision. In Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osario, the Court deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) interpretation of immigration law with regard to certain aliens who lost their immigration benefits because they “aged out” of their immigration status while waiting in the queue for an […]
Starting today, USCIS will accept renewal applications from individuals who currently benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. USCIS will also continue to accept new applications from those who have not previously enrolled in the program. “Despite the acrimony and partisanship that now exists in Washington, almost all of us agree that a […]
A couple of days ago, the Huffington Post reported that the Pentagon had approved a new plan that would allow a limited number of young undocumented immigrants to enlist themselves in the army and obtain U.S. citizenship in an expedited manner. The Pentagon’s current program, which is called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest […]
On May 6, 2014, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published proposed rules that would allow spouses of certain H-1B visa holders to obtain work authorization. According to the DHS announcement, the main goal of the initiative is to promote the growth of the U.S. economy by bringing more high-skilled workers to U.S. businesses. […]
The New York Times reported last week that court-ordered deportations have declined by 43 percent within the last five years. New deportation cases brought by the Obama administration in the nation’s immigration courts have been declining steadily since 2009, and judges have increasingly ruled against deportations, leading to a 43 percent drop in the number of deportations through the courts in the last […]
Today The New York Times featured an interesting article on the deportation practices during the Obama administration. Based on an analysis of 3.2 million deportation cases covering the last 10 years, the Times concluded that: Two-thirds of the nearly two million deportation cases since President Obama took office involve people who had committed minor infractions, […]
As previously noted on this blog, USCIS will begin accepting H-1B visa petitions for the 2015 fiscal year on April 1, 2014. Yesterday USCIS issued the following official announcement: WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2015 cap on April 1, 2014. Cases will be considered accepted […]
