How to change your address with USCIS and other government offices

The law requires most non-U.S. citizens to notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of address changes within 10 days of moving. It is the sole responsibility of the person applying for immigration benefits for himself or herself or his or her family that the USCIS ... Read more

ICE official sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for corruption

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

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

ICE launches electronic search engine for detained immigrants

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

Changes in I.C.E.

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

How to obtain information about detainees inside ICE facilities

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

111 dead inside immigration detention centers

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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