Nelson A. Castillo Lee Francis Cissna will be the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The U.S. Senate today confirmed Cissna by a vote of 54-43. USCIS has not yet indicated when Cissna will be sworn into office. Cissna was nominated by ... Read more
Today is the last day for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to submit their renewal applications, exactly one month after President Donald Trump's administration repealed the program. The only people eligible for the latest renewals were those whose permits ... Read more
A Los Angeles woman stole the identity of a New York attorney and, using her credentials, scammed several immigrants, charging them thousands of dollars for alleged immigration paperwork she never performed, federal authorities say. Jessica Godoy Ramos, 36, who faces criminal charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, ... Read more
Updated information for the October 2017 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I explain the visa lottery program and who is eligible to register for the upcoming lottery. Here is the column: The U.S. Department of State announced that the new deadline for registering and submitting electronic forms for the visa lottery ... Read more
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In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week I write about the termination of the DACA program and how this could make way for comprehensive immigration reform in the future. Here is the column: Within the first day of the announcement of the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the ... Read more
In his brief announcement about rescinding the DACA program, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated that the cancellation of the program will be gradual, but did not go into detail about timelines or what it would mean for current DACA recipients and those young people who are in the process of re-enrolling. For ... Read more
The rumors of the past few days became reality. President Donald Trump today officially repealed the DACA program that has protected approximately 800,000 undocumented individuals from deportation, authorizing them to live and work legally in the United States temporarily since its implementation in 2012. U.S. Attorney General Jeff ... Read more
Tonight I had the opportunity to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program live on CNN. All indications are that on Tuesday, September 5th President Trump will announce the end of DACA which has offered protection from deportation to approximately 800,000 immigrants who came to the country before ... Read more
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