Immigration Reform Seen to Begin on 2010

The administration of President Barack Obama included immigration reforms as one of his top agenda speaking of fixing a broken immigration policy in the country. This stand has put hope to a lot of concerned people who seek to be legal citizens in the US or those legal immigrants who are separated with their families who . . . → Read More: Immigration Reform Seen to Begin on 2010

Immigration Application and Petition Fees Changes

Effective November 23, 2010, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented new application and petition fees. The changes must be strictly followed to avoid immigration applications from being rejected. This will affect those whose applications are filed on or after the given date above.

Some of the changes include the lowered fee for petition . . . → Read More: Immigration Application and Petition Fees Changes

US Suspends Haiti Illegal Immigrant Deportation due to Quake

Deportation of illegal immigrants from Haiti has been temporarily stopped by Sec. Janet Napolitano of the Homeland Security office. This is in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. Based on reports, around 30,000 Haitians have pending deportation orders and are being scheduled to return to their country immediately. The . . . → Read More: US Suspends Haiti Illegal Immigrant Deportation due to Quake

US immigration Office in American Samoa Raided for Human Trafficking Allegations

A suspected human trafficking activity resulted in a raid in an American Samoa US immigration office in Utulei village and at Pago Pago International Airport. Law enforcement officers conducted this search to gather proof of any illegal doings in the said office.

Alleged reports of human trafficking victims came from China, the Philippines and South Korea. . . . → Read More: US immigration Office in American Samoa Raided for Human Trafficking Allegations

Texas Plans on Using E-verify for Immigrant Workers

Illegal immigrant workers are not easily detected in most states in the US for lack of an additional hiring procedure to do this. The proposed use of E-verify for this purpose is rising in Texas as other states have began to mandate employers to comply with federal immigration laws when hiring workers.

Mission Viejo, California is . . . → Read More: Texas Plans on Using E-verify for Immigrant Workers