In my "Consulta Migratoria" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I continue to answer readers' questions about the new comprehensive immigration reform bill. Here is my column: The new U.S. Senate bill entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization ... Read more
In my "Consulta Migratoria" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I answer several questions about the new comprehensive immigration reform bill. Here is my column: Last week, a group of senators known as the "Gang of 8" - four Democrats and four Republicans - introduced a new immigration ... Read more
Last week I reported to you that a bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). In Spanish it would be: ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration ... Read more
A bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate early this morning. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'' (S. 744). Read more
More than 488,782 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 488,782 requests between August 15 and March 31, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS has ... Read more
This week in my column "Consulta Migratoria" published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain the process that Hondurans and Nicaraguans must follow to re-register for TPS. Here is the column: Last week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Hondurans and ... Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today through the Federal Register that it will begin offering an electronic version of Form I-94, Entry-Departure Record, to streamline the admissions process for nonimmigrants traveling to the United States. This change ... Read more
This week in my column in LaOpinion.com and other impreMedia online publications, I answer questions from readers. Each case is different and the answers vary according to each person's immigration history. Here I provide general answers to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice ... Read more
Just 3 months after extending free telephone assistance hours to include Saturdays, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will eliminate the service. The agency will also cut two hours per day of telephone assistance to the public Monday through Friday. The elimination of telephone hours ... Read more
More than 469,530 requests for deferred action have been submitted since the USCIS opened the deadline to initiate the process. According to figures provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this government agency has received a total of 469,530 requests between August 15 and March 14, 2013. Of that figure, the USCIS ... Read more
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