News & Updates

08 June 2011
Massachusetts Will be Required to Participate in Secure Communities Program, Federal Officials Say
The federal government is going to force the state of Massachusetts to participate in the Secure...
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03 June 2011
Proposed Bill Would Allow DHS to Indefinitely Detain Immigrants
A new bill, just filed by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), proposes to give the Department of ...
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02 June 2011
New York Opts Out of Secure Communities Program
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that his state will no longer participate in ...
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27 May 2011
New Ad Campaign Supporting Citizenship Begins this Weekend
The U.S. federal government will soon start an advertising campaign to encourage immigrants to b...
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25 May 2011
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Posts Reminders to Foreign Travelers about Immigration Requirements
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding foreign travelers and people with Mexican ...
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20 May 2011
Haiti Temporary Protected States Re-designated and Extended for 18 Months
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, announced this week that Haiti has been re-des...
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18 May 2011
USCIS Centralizes Filing Location for Form I-130, the Petition for an Alien Relative
USCIS announced this week that, effective August 15, 2011, all petitioners who live in countries...
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13 May 2011
New I-9 Central Website Aggregates Information about I-9 Process
USCIS has launched a new website to provide resources, information and updates regarding the man...
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09 May 2011
Departments of Justice and Education Remind Local Agencies that All Children, Regardless of Immigration Status, Are Eligible for Public Education
Late last week the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education issued a notice reminding state and...
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