Becoming a United States citizen is the goal of many green card holders. The distinction bestows the beneficiary the same inalienable rights and privileges as their colleagues, including the right to vote in our country’s elections. Read our latest blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/3g4P7IS
Immigration Simplified updated their address.
ROLLCALL.COM
DHS expands programs that fast-track asylum process - Roll Call
American Immigration Lawyers Association
27 February at 10:05 ·
"In many cases, [asylum seekers] were not given a list of attorneys and access to a telephone, as laid out in guidelines, until after they underwent the credible fear interview or at the very end of the process." http://ow.ly/eW7U50yxwjQ
American Immigration Lawyers Association
27 February at 10:05 ·
"In many cases, [asylum seekers] were not given a list of attorneys and access to a telephone, as laid out in guidelines, until after they underwent the credible fear interview or at the very end of the process." http://ow.ly/eW7U50yxwjQ
REVEALNEWS.ORG
The Disappeared
American Immigration Lawyers Association
21 February at 09:10 ·
"There are laws, rules and legal settlements guiding ORR’s handling of children... But I have learned through my reporting that the government can pretty much do whatever it wants. It can take a child from their family without explanation." -Aura Bogado of Reveal News http://ow.ly/6aU630qjnkf
American Immigration Lawyers Association
21 February at 09:10 ·
"There are laws, rules and legal settlements guiding ORR’s handling of children... But I have learned through my reporting that the government can pretty much do whatever it wants. It can take a child from their family without explanation." -Aura Bogado of Reveal News http://ow.ly/6aU630qjnkf
TEXASOBSERVER.ORG
ICE Quietly Lowers (Already Low) Standards at Some Immigrant Detention Facilities
American Immigration Lawyers Association
22 January at 18:25 ·
ICE's changes to its National Detention Standards -- which apply to up to 140 facilities -- could have a detrimental impact on the way immigrants in detention are treated. http://ow.ly/Ul8q30qbzYN
American Immigration Lawyers Association
22 January at 18:25 ·
ICE's changes to its National Detention Standards -- which apply to up to 140 facilities -- could have a detrimental impact on the way immigrants in detention are treated. http://ow.ly/Ul8q30qbzYN
APNEWS.COM
AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos
American Immigration Lawyers Association
16 January at 12:43 ·
AP visited immigration courts in 11 different cities across the U.S. What they observed: crushing caseloads, missing interpreters, misplaced paper files, and overall dysfunction in the courts. https://apnews.com/7851364613cf0afbf67cf7930949f7d3
American Immigration Lawyers Association
16 January at 12:43 ·
AP visited immigration courts in 11 different cities across the U.S. What they observed: crushing caseloads, missing interpreters, misplaced paper files, and overall dysfunction in the courts. https://apnews.com/7851364613cf0afbf67cf7930949f7d3
With the release of 2 FDA approved COVID vaccines in December 2020, both all people are encouraged to get the vaccination. Undocumented immigrants are also eligible to receive the vaccine. Learn more in our latest blog. https://bit.ly/3hSO4xx
A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot expel unaccompanied migrant children as part of the government's pandemic orders. Read our latest blog to learn more. https://bit.ly/3oJpSzR
CNN is reporting that the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review has begun sending immigration attorneys orders with a 6 week filing deadline. Read our latest blog to learn more. https://bit.ly/39ItIFp
The U.S. State Department (DOS) published a federal notification on October 21 that proposes to make changes to its existing visa regulations under which foreign professionals who fall under H-1B visa categories will not be issued a temporary visa for business, as has been widely prevalent currently. Learn more in our blog. https://bit.ly/2Io8jGi
A new government plan to require early biometric testing for prospective immigrants or international visitors will require applicants to submit their biometrics to be entered into the computer before they apply for visas to come to the U.S. Learn more in our latest blog. https://bit.ly/3naVXzL
It's important to understand that even though marijuana use is legal in many states including Illinois, the Illinois cannabis conviction expungements don't benefit immigration applications. Learn more in our blog. https://bit.ly/3a4uUTl
Immigrant visas and nonimmigrant visas are granted by the United States to qualified foreign-born individuals who want to come to the United States for an extended period of time. Read our blog to learn about the key differences between the two. https://bit.ly/3jf9Mg7
USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) has updated the United States Citizenship Test. Applicants who filed their N-400 Application for Naturalization on or after December 1, 2020, will now have to take the 2020 version. with a revised Civic section. Read our latest blog to learn more. https://bit.ly/3slCDU3
