Foreigners leaving the United States for Mexico through the crosswalk at the Otay Mesa border crossing will now have to verify their identity through the use of biometric data as part of the "Otay Mesa Pedestrian Entry and Exit Pilot Program". This means that in addition to showing their documents, before ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to know the process for locating and claiming her minor daughter who is detained by immigration authorities in the United States. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here ... Read more
In recent weeks several media outlets have reported on the thousands of children being detained trying to cross the U.S. border, calling the situation a humanitarian crisis. Due to the large number of children fleeing their countries arriving here, detention centers cannot accommodate them. Parents ... Read more
As of today, May 1, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has launched a new website that provides non-immigrants, who are only visiting the United States, access to their entry and departure history, information that is recorded on Form I-94. The Form I-94 is ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I explain what it is, who is eligible and how to obtain a humanitarian entry permit. This is the column: Last week several people showed up at the Otay border crossing to apply for a humanitarian parole. This event, as well as the ... Read more
For several years I have been concerned about various aspects of the immigration law system, but most particularly, the lack of legal defense for undocumented children in immigration court. Unaccompanied children, who arrive illegally in the United States and are detained by immigration agents, must appear in court to have an immigration judge decide whether to ... Read more
The partial U.S. government shutdown is over. Most government offices that serve immigrants should be working normally today. All those with appointments and interviews should go to them unless the meeting is postponed by the government office with whom you have the appointment. ... Read more
Much of the federal government's activities have ceased to function due to the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass an annual budget. On the immigration front, not all immigrant-serving agencies have been affected. Below I explain how the major immigrant-serving agencies are being ... 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
What happened to Emily Ruiz - a U.S. citizen - is a real shame. The 4-year-old girl was on a flight from Guatemala to New York, which due to inclement weather, was diverted to Washington, D.C. Upon landing, the grandfather was denied entry by customs agents because he had on his ... Read more
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