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Republicans propose denying citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and legal immigrants on temporary visas

At a press conference held today, Wednesday, January 5, coordinated to coincide with the first day of the new federal Congress, five Republican lawmakers introduced two proposals that seek to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. One measure proposes the creation of a new definition of state citizenship, in addition to national citizenship, that would exclude babies born in ... Read more

How to avoid discriminatory employment practices

During the last months of 2010, I exposed a series of problems that several immigrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were experiencing. Among them, employment discrimination. In the following videos I explain how employers should act to avoid discriminatory practices. youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZXTXnsUVpU] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9unD4TcHu8] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9unD4TcHu8]

Priority dates for family visas are pushed back

Bad news for those who are waiting their turn to obtain visas through the family-sponsored preference category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has significantly moved back the priority dates, as indicated in the January 2011 visa bulletin. This means that beginning in January, in many cases, they will have to wait ... Read more

Ex-immigration lawyer sued for defrauding hundreds of clients

San Francisco, California City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month filed a lawsuit against Martin Resendez Guajardo for corruption, fraud, unlawful business practices and false representation, among other allegations. The complaint details a pattern of corrupt practices, in which the former attorney defrauded clients of their savings, but whose negligence in ... Read more

Senator Reid to reintroduce DREAM Act

Democratic Senator Harry Reid today announced that he will introduce the "DREAM Act," which would allow for the legalization of undocumented students, as a stand-alone bill after Thanksgiving - with the intention of bringing the bill to a vote during the current special session of the House. The "DREAM Act" ... Read more

Issuance of new naturalization certificate begins

Starting today, naturalization certificates issued to new U.S. citizens will be different. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the redesign of the certificates (Form N-550), with new security features to reduce fraud and prevent forgery of the document. The redesigned ... Read more

How to report notaries public

In recent months, I have been consulted by a large number of people whose cases have been harmed because they previously went to notaries public or immigration "consultants" to do their immigration paperwork. Some of the people who consulted with me had valid cases, but because they used a notario who misadvised them, there is now nothing ... Read more

Visa Lottery Registration Period Opens

Tomorrow begins the registration period for the "diversity visa" lottery, as the U.S. State Department's annual visa lottery is commonly known. Through this program, approximately 50,000 visas will be raffled for fiscal year 2012. The last day to ... Read more

Deportations of undocumented immigrants without criminal records suspended

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a new directive to suspend the deportation of immigrants without serious criminal records who have pending or approved residency applications from family members who are citizens or legal residents. Approximately 17,000 pending immigration cases are being reviewed ... Read more

The Immigration Today blog is not affiliated with New York Company.

As I reported in the previous post of this blog, New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo last week shut down 7 companies that were operating illegally providing immigration services. Edwin Rivera and the 4 companies he operates are also being sued for providing immigration legal advice without ... Read more

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