Nelson A. Castillo More than 360,000 requests for deferred action have been submitted since USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided today by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 367,903 requests between August 15 and December 13, 2012. Of that number, USCIS has ... Read more
As of today, December 5, 2012, applicants from Mexico can no longer file Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, at the local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Ciudad Juarez. They are also unable to file associated forms ... Read more
This week, in my column in La Opinión, I give some very important recommendations for every undocumented person living in the U.S. This is my column: It is very encouraging that after the presidential election, which demonstrated the political power of Latinos in this country, there is again talk of a needed immigration reform that will solve the ... Read more
More than 300,000 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided Friday by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 308,935 requests between August 15 and November 15, 2012. Of that figure, the ... Read more
In my column this week in La Opinión I explain why undocumented immigrants must pay income taxes and what they must do to initiate the process. Paying taxes is required by law and our responsibility for the right to live in the United States. Every person, including undocumented immigrants, must file their income tax return ... Read more
Last Saturday was the last day to register for the visa lottery for fiscal year 2014. The registration period for Diversity Visas was held this year from October 2 to November 3, 2012. Lottery winners will only be able to find out if they won on May 1, 2012, and will be able to find out if they won ... Read more
Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested a Tijuana man allegedly posing as an immigration attorney. Alberto Rodrigo Garcia, 50, of Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested yesterday at the Otay Mesa port of entry ... Read more
The Lancaster Immigration Court, located in the Mira Loma Center in California, will close its doors on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the closure, which is due to the expiration of the lease agreement between the federal government and the Department ... Read more
Although the deferred action program only provides temporary protection for certain undocumented youth, it is a great benefit that should not be missed. In my La Opinión column this week, I explain why you should apply for deferred action if you are eligible. After a very slow start, the processing of deferred action requests for undocumented youth has been expedited. Already ... Read more
Almost every day I get questions from people who want to know when the provisional pardon for the punishment law will go into effect. The reality is that the government has not yet announced a date. As soon as it is announced, I will inform you immediately. This week in my column in La Opinión, I answer ... Read more
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