One of the questions I constantly receive from my readers is how do you find a family member in immigration detention? This week, in my column in La Opinión, I answer this question again. I also answer another reader who wants to know what he can do to get a tourist visa for his mother. Remember, every case is different. Read more
Scammers posing as U.S. government representatives are sending fraudulent emails and letters to applicants for the Diversity Visa program, known as the "visa lottery". These emails and letters tell people that they are winners of a diversity visa, but they are a scam intended to trick them into buying a ... Read more
Each year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains 400,000 immigrants. Anyone who is in the United States undocumented could be detained at the least expected time. If you or someone you know is not in the country legally, you should be prepared if you are detained by ICE. Read more
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
Family members of immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will now be able to find out which facility they are in by using an online locator. To do so, they must access a page on ICE's website dedicated to searching for people in its custody or who have been placed in ICE detention centers. Read more
Today I learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been restructured. The Office of Detention and Removal Operations will now be called Enforcement and Removal Operations. In addition, the name of the ICE Office of Investigations has been changed. It will now be Homeland Security Investigations. ICE will make an announcement ... Read more
If you have a family member who has been taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, you may be able to obtain information about individuals detained in those facilities. To do so, family members and attorneys should contact the Office of Detention Operations and the Office of Immigration and Customs ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released the most recent list of detainees who have died inside ICE detention centers. Between October 2003 and May 2010, 111 people have died inside ICE facilities in different parts of the country. ... Read more
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