Executive Actions on Immigration

On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to temporarily stay in the ...

February 2, 2015

Know Your Rights: Should I Apply for an AB 60 License?

Published by the ACLU, Northern California Should I Apply for an AB 60 License? AB 60 was a great step forward for California’s immigrant communities. Now (January 2, 2015), all eligible California residents will be able to apply for a driver's license, regardless of immigration status. App...

January 8, 2015

A Guide to the Immigration Accountability Executive Action

A Guide to the Immigration Accountability Executive Action On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Obama announced his “immigration accountability executive action,” which includes a series of measures that are first steps towards common-sense reforms to an outdated immigration system. The series of...

November 25, 2014

Executive Actions on Immigration

FROM USCIS: www.uscis.gov/immigrationaction On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented immigrants to pass a criminal background check an...

November 21, 2014

Resources on Revised I-693 Medical Exam Policy

On May 30, 2014, USCIS announced that effective June 1, 2014, Form I-693 Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record must be submitted within in one year of completion and signature by the civil surgeon, and will be valid for one year after submission to USCIS. (AILA Doc. No. 14053043). How...

May 30, 2014

Washington, Colorado counties join Oregon in no longer complying with immigration detainers

At least four counties in Washington state and four in Colorado have joined a growing number of jurisdictions in Oregon that stopped holding undocumented immigrants in jail for the sole purpose of deportation. Walla Walla, Kitsap and Thurston counties in Washington changed their policies after a ...

May 2, 2014

Data Entry of all FY15 H-1B Cap Petitions Completed

USCIS announced today that data entry of all FY15 H-1B cap petitions has been completed. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap petitions that were not selected in the lottery. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledg...

May 2, 2014

Temporary Protected Status Re-registration period Extended for Haitian Nationals

Release Date: May 02, 2014 WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the re-registration deadline from May 2, 2014 to July 22, 2014 for Haitian nationals who have already been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and seek to maintain that status for an additional 18 ...

May 2, 2014

USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap -Release Date: April 10, 2014

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under th...

April 11, 2014

USCIS Releases Information About DACA Renewal Process -

Yesterday, USCIS posted an update shedding light on what the renewal process for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will look like. Though the notice is preliminary and subject to change, it offers over half a million DACA recipients vital information about what they should do to pre...

April 11, 2014

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