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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced a massive indictment against fifty individuals who had participated in a marriage fraud scheme. The scheme was based out of Cincinnati, and included at least 27 married couples. The indicted included charges against both the U.S. Citizens and the foreign nationals. The foreign nationals are alleged to have … Alejandro Mayorkas has been confirmed as the USCIS Director. Profiled previously on this blog, Mr. Mayorkas is an accomplished attorney and was born in Cuba. Congratulations to Mr. Mayorkas. The downturn in the U.S. economy has caused stress on nearly all sectors of the United States economy. The A.P. has uncovered records that demonstrate the extent to which businesses have shied away from sponsoring immigrant workers during the economic downturn. In examining employment-based immigrant petitions, the A.P. reports that 235,000 applications were submitted in … Continue reading “Employment-based Immigrant Petitions Down Drastically” Company pays $1.3 Million in Forfeiture According to the New York Tmes, a Texas donut company, Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply, has pleaded guilty to harboring unauthorized workers at its Houston plant. The company will pay $250,000 as a criminal fine and will forfeit $1.3 million. Additionally, three managers of the company have … According to Reuters, President Obama announced on Friday that he thought Congress would pass comprehensive immigration reform “by early next year.” This admission, although realistic, is a disappointment for many immigration proponents who thought that President Obama would be able to push through immigration reform during his first year in office. As I have mentioned … Continue reading “Immigration Reform Delayed to 2010 (or beyond)” The Obama Administration has announced that it is initiating reforms to the often-criticized immigration detention system. These reforms will centralize the detention system and will provide for more federal government oversight over the system. These changes are welcome news as the conditions in the current detention system have been almost universally criticized and have resulted … Frontline has produced a provocative documentary that examines the lasting effects of the May 2oo8 ICE raid on a Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant. The raid resulted in over 400 arrests and has had lasting consequences. The USCIS has announced that, effective immediately, it is resuming premium processing for the R-1 religious worker visa classification. Premium processing allows individuals to receive a decision from USCIS within 15 days of its receiving the petition. To be eligible for premium processing, a petitioner must be willing to pay a $1000 processing fee and … Continue reading “Premium Processing for R-1 Religious Workers Return” In a recent speech, Bill Gate criticised America’s immigration policy and offered a concrete example of how America’s lagging immigration policy has caused Microsoft to create jobs outside of the United States. According to the New York Times, Gates suggested that the U.S. should have exceptions for “smart people” in its immigration policy. These exceptions, … Continue reading “Bill Gates Criticises U.S. Immigration Policy” The Obama Administration is expanding an initiative launched by the Bush Administration to identify and remove unauthorized foreign nationals who have had run ins with the law. The initiative, called Secure Communities, has local jails officials checking the fingerprints of accused criminals against those in the federal immigration database. If a person turns … Continue reading “Government Expands Deportation Initiative” Last Thursday, the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement held a hearing entitlled, “E-Verify: Challenges and Opportunities.” The speakers at the testimony included, Jena Baker McNeill from Heritage Foundation, Angelo Amador from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, David Rust from the Social Security Administration, and Gerri Ratliff from USCIS. It appears more and more … Continue reading “House Committee Holds Hearing on E-Verify” Police Officers from across the country recently attended a National Summit on Local Immigration Policies. As reported by USA Today, the concencious at the meeting was that comprehensive immigration reform is needed at the national level. Moreover, many of them argued that state and local immigration enforcement often conflicts and hinders community policing. Now, if … The USCIS recently announced that the first nonimmigrant soldier to participate in the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) recruiting program has become a naturalized U.S. Citizen. As previously discussed on the Immigration Insight blog, MAVNI allows a foreign national who is in the United States on a temporary visas to … Continue reading “Immigrant Soldier with Temporary Visa Becomes U.S. Citizen” A Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law study found a “widespread pattern of misconduct by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement” after reviewing 700 arrest reports from predawn raids of homes in New York and New Jersey. Among other things, the study found that the ICE agents failed to obtain proper consent to enter the … Continue reading “Study Finds Troubling Statistics in New York State Immigration Raids” In a reversal of the Bush Administration’s policy, the Government has now openned the door for battered spouses to seek asylum in the United States. This is obviously great news for many individuals and enhances the United States’ position as a defender of humanity. Nevertheless, as reported by the New York Times, asylum is not … |
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