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Mexican national sentenced to prison for human trafficking and forced labor
Simón Banda-Mireles, a 50-year-old Mexican citizen, was sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for employing undocumented aliens for commercial purposes....
Judge Rejects Lawsuit; New Visa Lottery Results Announced
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of people who were wrongly pre-selected in May of...
UN declares execution of Mexican a violation of international law
Last night, July 7, Humberto Leal Garcia (Leal), a 38-year-old Mexican national was executed in the state of...
How to become a U.S. citizen
Of the nearly 12.5 million permanent residents living in the United States, nearly 8 million are eligible to apply for...
Changes announced that could benefit children of TPS beneficiaries
If you are the child of a person covered under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, you may be eligible for...
How an asylum application works
The U.S. government does not approve most asylum requests. To get an idea, of the nearly...
Questions about notaries, detentions and the 245(i)
In "Consulta Migratoria", my column in La Opinión newspaper, this week I answer questions from my readers. Find out what you can do...
USCIS launches campaign against scams and "notarios públicos".
Federal, state and municipal authorities today announced the launching of a campaign to combat scams carried out by notaries and...
There are fee exemptions for immigration procedures.
Most immigration procedures require the payment of fees to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....