Four Hondurans who were wrongly denied renewal of their driver's licenses now have their new permits! A few days ago I informed you that a group of Hondurans in Indiana, under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), notified me that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) had denied them the renewal of their driver's licenses ... Read more
A group of Hondurans who are under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program in Indiana contacted me a few days ago to let me know that they are being denied renewal of their driver's licenses because their documents show an expiration date of January 5, 2012. This is the date on which the previous TPS extension for Hondurans and Hondurans with TPS expires on January 5, ... Read more
It is not known when the new immigration policy will go into effect. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) only announced its desire to change the process for requesting a waiver of the punishment law for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. USCIS now has to publish the specific process that individuals ... Read more
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a proposal to modify the process for obtaining a waiver under the "law of punishment". This change could help thousands of U.S. citizens who have undocumented immediate family members - parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 - when they apply for residency ... Read more
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday that his state will suspend its participation in the Secure Communities program. The governor's office sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notifying him that due to numerous complaints and concern for the welfare and safety of residents of his state, New York is withdrawing from the program. In ... Read more
San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessy announced that he will begin releasing undocumented immigrants who are in jail for minor crimes, even if federal authorities request that they remain in detention for a deportation hearing. San Francisco is a "sanctuary city," as established by an ordinance passed in 1989. The ordinance ... Read more
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced yesterday that his state will no longer participate in the Secure Communities program. The governor sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notifying them that the state is withdrawing from the program because the federal government is applying it in a discriminatory manner, and because it is not complying with ... Read more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today assured that it will not conduct raids, arrests, or other immigration enforcement in areas affected by the tornadoes. DHS stated that as in other emergency situations, they will devote their resources to provide operational assistance ... Read more
Immigration authorities on Monday hinted that decisions on immigration cases involving same-sex couples would be postponed. But today, a spokesman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told reporters that after a legal review by Department of Homeland Security attorneys, it was concluded that the law prohibiting gay and lesbian couples from ... Read more
Santos Delacruz Hernandez, who was illegally fired by his company, returned to work today. Thanks to my intervention and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Hernandez was reinstated to his job. I especially want to thank attorney Jennifer Sultan and investigator Sergio Esquivel of the Department of Justice for all of their ... Read more
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