DOL E-Government Initiative: H-2A Electronic Filing System September 2012Synopsis: As a component of the Department’s E-Government initiative, the Employmentand Training Administration's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is developing anew web-based ...
September 25, 2012Border Patrol Agents as Interpreters Along the Northern Border: Unwise Policy, Illegal PracticeSeptember 25, 2012Washington D.C. – Today, the Immigration Policy Center released Border Patrol Agents as Interpreters Along the Northern Border: Unwise Policy, Illegal Practice by L...
September 24, 2012USCIS Reminds Syrians to Register for Temporary Protected StatusReleased Sept. 25, 2012U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Syrian nationals (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) that the registration deadli...
September 24, 2012Investor visa for Israeli nationalsPresident Obama signed the legislation that would add Israel to the list of countries eligible for non-immigrant investor visas in the United States.The legislation, which was spearheaded by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), would grant ...
September 24, 2012CBP Discontinues Stamping Form I-20 At Ports of EntryOn August 15, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unofficially confirmed for NAFSA that:"CBP is no longer stamping I-20s at POEs. Recognizing that some staff at certain benefit granting agencies (for e...
August 16, 2012Practice Alert: Iran Nuclear Threat Reduction Bill Impacts Certain Iranian F-1 StudentsPresident Obama signed the Iran Nuclear Threat Reduction Bill on August 10, 2012. (AILA Doc. No. 12081647.) Section 501 directs DOS to deny visas and DHS to exclude from the United States, ...
August 16, 2012Arizona immigration activists vow to block Brewer's ban on benefits for undocumented youthNBC Latino: by Sandra Lilley, @sandralilley1:30 pm on 08/16/2012Dreamers in Arizona are worried over Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order banning undocumented youth applying for defer...
August 16, 2012Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's ban on driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants likely to wind up in courtBy James Eng, NBC NewsLegal experts say they expect a court challenge to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses and public benefits to young undocumented...
August 16, 2012States Split on Immigrant Licenses as U.S. Lets Them WorkBy Amanda J. Crawford and Mark Niquette on August 16, 2012Bloomberg News:As a high school student in Phoenix, Carla Chavarria said she felt left out when her classmates turned 16 and started getting driver’s licen...
August 16, 2012DHS Outlines Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ProcessUSCIS to begin accepting requests for consideration of deferred action on August 15, 2012released Aug. 3, 2012WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today provided additional information on the deferred ...
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