As we reported in our January 15, 2010 post, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that it will close the Varick Street Detention Center in downtown New York City at the end of February 2010. Citing budget issues, the DHS announced that it would transfer the detainees from Varick Street Detention Center to other [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has posted a video on its website for those interested in watching how to apply for Haitian Temporary Protected Status.
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Based upon the latest available information, the American Immigration Council’s (“AIC”) Immigration Policy Center has put together a great summary of the types of federal offenses that are being targeted for prosecution by the government as well as those that are not.
Some interesting facts include:
♦The number of immigration prosecutions has continued to increase and now [...]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised its Form I-140, Petition for an Alien Worker. Older versions of the form will not be accepted.
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In our November 3, 2009 post, we informed you about the case of Kucana v. Holder (08-911), in which the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 10, 2009. The issue was whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) strips jurisdiction from federal courts to review rulings on motions to reopen by the Board of Immigration [...]
Chances are dim, but advocates will still push for immigration reform. This is the headline in today’s Washington Post.
During his Presidential State of the Union televised addressed on January 27, 2010, which lasted approximately 70 minutes, President Obama uttered only the following about immigration: “We should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system. [...]
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