Where to look for free or low-cost legal assistance to migrants

If you need help with any immigration issue, you can use the services of a licensed immigration lawyer. Contact your local bar association to help you find a qualified lawyer. In some states, immigration law professionals are required to be certified. ...

USCIS has simplified the process of deportation of US immigrants: what you need to know

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin implementing an updated June 1 guidance for issuing notifications to appear before the Immigration Court (NTA) in visa denial and deportation cases on October 28. USCIS will apply a phased ...

Immigration Service will recall more than 8 thousand green cards

Since May 14, 2018, USCIS will start calling approximately 8 green card holders due to an error in their production. Green Cards were printed with the wrong "Resident Since" date and mailed between February and April 543. USCIS will send notifications ...

The Immigration Service has changed the requirements for filing documents on the green card

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has asked applicants to provide an original valid signature on the forms submitted to the agency. The department explains this requirement by the desire to protect both the national immigration system itself and those who use it. If the forms are filed by a corporation or ...

Trump administration introduces new barriers to green card and citizenship

The Trump administration is preparing to introduce a new obstacle to immigrants applying for green cards, reducing the ability of members of Congress to help people seeking permanent legal status. The Daily Beast writes about this, referring to an email from USCIS. In a letter sent on December 18 to high-ranking ...

Immigration agents detained a woman despite her US citizenship

The American Civil Liberties Union and a law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman from San Bernardino, California after she spent a day in an immigration jail, despite repeated claims of being a US citizen. 60-year-old Guadeloupe Placencia spent ...

The US Immigration Service has amended the citizenship and naturalization form

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised Form N-565, Citizenship and Naturalization Recovery Application. The new edition of June 13, 2017 will enter into force on September 22, 2017. Before that date, you can use the form ...

US resumes premium H-1B visa application for doctors

Beginning June 26, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will resume premium processing of H-1B visa applications for highly qualified doctors enrolled in the Conrad 30 waiver program or participating in programs from other interested government agencies. According to this program, foreign doctors who studied ...

USCIS exhausted H-2B work visa application limit for 2017 year

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 16 that the number of applications for the H-2B work visa for the 2017 fiscal year exceeded the norm set by the US Congress. On March 13, the deadline for filing applications for everyone who intends to start work in ...

The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico has almost halved

The number of illegal migrants arriving in the United States across the border with Mexico fell by 40% in the first 2 months of this year. This is reported by the BBC, with reference to the country's Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly. According to Kelly, the number of arrests at the US-Mexican border ...

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