Nelson A. Castillo In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I explain the rights that seasonal farmworkers have if an employer mistreats them. Here's the column: If there's one thing that makes my blood boil, it's when unscrupulous people take advantage of immigrants - and unfortunately, there are plenty of those types of people. From individuals like notarios ... Read more
Updated information for the June 2017 Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin is now available. The new tables detail the processing dates for affirmative asylum applications filed directly with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The processing times in this ... Read more
For anyone preparing for the civics test you will take during your naturalization interview, there is a new tool that may help you. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a mobile app to download to your phone or tablet. It's called USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools (USCIS: ... Read more
U.S. Secretary of Labor Rene Alexander Acosta this week warned that more aggressive measures will be implemented to combat possible cases of fraud and abuse of temporary visa programs for the hiring of foreign workers. Acosta emphasized that individuals or companies committing visa fraud are hurting U.S. workers and ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today removed Jose Francisco Grijalva Monroy, 49, from the United States for his involvement in acts of torture and human rights violations while serving in the Salvadoran military. Grijalva Monroy was turned over to immigration authorities in El Salvador. According to documents ... Read more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Asylum Office in Miami, Florida will be closed as of today, June 6, 2017. USCIS announced the temporary closure to relocate the office to a new address. The USCIS asylum office in Miami will resume serving the public at the new location on ... Read more
Several of the customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable today, Thursday, May 25, 2017. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. On this occasion, the service interruption will be from 9:00 p.m. ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wants to know which is the fastest route: permanent residency through family or employment. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here is a general answer to your questions. Please ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who wants to know the results of the visa lottery and how to claim one of these visas. Here is some general information. Please consult with an immigration attorney for personalized legal advice before beginning any proceedings. This is ... Read more
Updated information for the June 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
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