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Yemen designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Sep 4, 2019

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS (TPS) FOR HAITI

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson have extended Haiti’s designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional 18 months. The extended designation is effective Jan. 23, 2016, through July 22, 2017. Those…

Aug 26, 2019

Immigration | Miscellaneous | Non-Immigrants

Travel Advisory- Fingerprints, Biometrics, Lookouts, and More

Travel Advisory– Fingerprints, Biometrics, Lookouts, and More Customs and Border protection (CBP) databases may maintain alien fingerprint/biometric information that is now being collected at points of inspection. All Visa Waiver (VW) aliens, all Non Immigrants, all immigrants (LPR/Green Card holders)…

Jan 15, 2014

Miscellaneous | Visas

New USCIS Immigrant Fee to begin on February 1, 2013

The new fee is being imposed so USCIS can recover the costs of processing immigrant visas after individuals receive their visa packages from the Department of State abroad. Beginning Feb. 1, 2013, an new fee of $165 will be collected…

Dec 13, 2012

Immigration in the News | Miscellaneous

Restaurant Owner Nabbed in Green Card Sting in Brevard County Florida

A Breveard County, Florida restaurant owner of the Siam Orchid Thai-Japaneses restaurant in Cocoa Beach is among a goup of people facing federal indictment alleging they oeprated a scheme to buy fake green cards for 43 illegal immigrants. The illegal…

Dec 12, 2012

What Should Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like?

As has been clear from the growing chorus of debate surrounding what is widely-expected to be one of the first issues taken up by the newly elected 113th Congress, comprehensive immigration reform is coming and coming soon. However, what such…

Dec 10, 2012

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Supreme Court to hear two same sex marriage cases

The Supreme Court announced today it would hear 2 cases that challenge state and federal laws which limit a marriage to be a union between a man and a woman only. One case stemming from California is a challenge of…

Dec 07, 2012