The following information is essential for business owners or persons responsible for hiring employees. There are federal laws that prohibit discriminatory practices during the search, hiring, employment eligibility verification process (known as Form I-9) or termination of persons authorized to work in the United States. To avoid acts of discrimination, an employer ... Read more
I learned about an unfortunate confrontation between Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) and a Mexican consul in California who was helping his fellow Mexicans. The news was reported by the Los Angeles Times, but not by the Spanish-language media. The congressman did everything he could to block the consul from helping undocumented Mexicans who ... 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
Due to an over-enrollment of family-based petition applications for persons from the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Department of State has limited and delayed the visa delivery date for this group. According to the June 2010 visa bulletin, the deadline for registration under the family-based category ... Read more
Days after Mexican President Felipe Calderón visited the White House, President Barack Obama announced the sending of 1200 troops to the border to impose control and security in the area. According to news sources, the dispatch of soldiers is temporary, with the objective of carrying out anti-drug missions, while training personnel from Mexican agencies and ... 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
Effective June 4, 2010, nonimmigrant visa quotas will be increased. The U.S. Department of State announced that the increase was necessary to cover the increased costs associated with processing nonimmigrant visas. This increase applies to nonimmigrant visas that are stamped in passports and visas for ... Read more
In order to better inform my readers about immigration issues, I have started a YouTube channel. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-tgyxnzab4&hl=en_US&fs=1&] To view these videos, which have already aired on Univision in Los Angeles, you can go to the following address: www.youtube.com/inmigraciontv I invite my readers to ask questions and make comments, either on YouTube or ... Read more
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