There is good news on the immigration reform front that Speaker John Boehner is working with his GOP Caucus this month on a set of “principles” that will guide them in a response to the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation. These principles have been rumored to include a path to legalization for the nearly 12...Read More
According to the Miami Herald, most undocumented immigrants are arrested as they cross the border or shortly after arriving in the United States. But a recent case involved an unusual paper trail that eventually led to the arrest of an undocumented immigrant in Miami, FL. Last month, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) found a passport in...Read More
Senator John Boehner has shown a change in his stance on immigration reform and has said that he may support a series of changes to the current immigration laws in the first few months of 2014. He hired Rebecca Tallent, who was an advisor to Senator John McCain on the issue of immigration reform. Members...Read More
According to the U.S. Citizenship an Immigration Services (USCIS), 10,000 “U” Nonimmigrant Vistas for victims of criminal activity were approved for the fifth fiscal year in a row. This is the statutory maximum number of U visas that can be approved. U Visas were developed to help law enforcement prosecute cases than involve human trafficking,...Read More
According to CBS Miami, nearly half of immigration judges in the United States are eligible to retire in the coming year. The Executive Office for Immigration Review stated that there are already 32 vacancies in addition to the 220 judges who could retire. The shortage of immigration judges has left those handling immigration cases...Read More
Now that Congress passed a deal to prevent government shutdowns in the near future, immigration reform is at the top of Congress’ to-do list. The Republican governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, just signed a bill that will allow in-state college tuition to go to immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. by their...Read More
Aggravated by the underperforming American immigration system, Miami-Dade County has threatened to stop paying for detention centers that currently house undocumented immigrants. As the nation struggles to meet strict budget limitations, Miami-Dade plans to save money by cutting detention centers from its spending. But county commissioners are concerned with more than the nation’s budget; some...Read More
With the rise in gang violence in Central America, many fleeing the gangs are applying for political asylum here in the United States. In the last five years, “credible fear” applications at the border have increased from just under 5,000 to more than 36,000 from countries such as El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Worsening drug...Read More
The European Union and Turkey signed an immigration agreement, which obligates Turkey to readmit illegal immigrants who entered European countries through Turkey. In exchange for the readmission agreement, the EU will allow Turkish citizens the travel Europe without visas. Individuals involved in the signing include European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Minister Egemen Bagis,...Read More
The number of asylum requests from undocumented immigrants nearly tripled this year, news sources report. According to The Los Angeles Times, this is the highest volume of asylum requests seen in the United States for two decades, raising concern that some of the petitions are fraudulent. Some sources suspect that fake asylum requests are coming...Read More
