In "Consulta Migratoria", my column in La Opinión newspaper, this week I answer questions from my readers. Find out what you can do if you paid a notary and he or she disappears without providing services, how to find a family member detained by immigration, and whether you should pay for the renewal of work permits if you have already been ... Read more
A Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) employee was charged with bribery for accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for giving driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Following an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies, Nancy Brown, 28, was arrested on May 5, and faces charges ... Read more
Constantine Peter Kallas, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prosecutor, was sentenced Monday to 17 years and six months in prison for receiving half a million dollars in bribes from undocumented immigrants, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The former ICE official faced a total of 36 counts of ... 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
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) warned that a series of problems in the issuance of employment authorization cards is hurting Hondurans and Nicaraguans under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and will continue to affect Salvadorans under TPS as well ... Read more
Yesterday I participated in a conference call hosted by Alejandro Mayorkas, the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). During this telephone meeting, which was attended by stakeholders from across the country, Mr. Mayorkas outlined what the priorities and goals of USCIS will be during 2011. The ... Read more
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
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the redesign of the employment authorization document. The new document adds additional elements to prevent counterfeiting and fraud, and to facilitate its authenticity. The cards will keep the same color. Difference between the two cards: On the ... Read more
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