On September 24, 2010 the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law held a hearing titled “Protecting America’s Harvest” at 9:30 a.m. in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Here is what Arturo S. Rodriguez President, United Farm Workers of America had to…
This is an important update from AILA for our readers.The following is guidance regarding I-9 and immigration-related discrimination issues in response to the invalidation of pre-July 1, 2010 Puerto Rico birth certificates. Q: Why is there a new law on Puerto Rico birth certificates? A: The U.S. Department of State’s…
Paris Hilton is not big in Japan. The socialite and entrepreneur was denied entry into the country by immigration officials because of her very fresh conviction for cocaine possession, and flew home to the United States yesterday, the Associated Press reports. She also canceled her appearances in Malaysia and Indonesia,…
Bad news for Dream Act supporters, On 9/21/10, the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass a motion to proceed to consideration of the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill (S. 3454). Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had previously announced his intention to offer the DREAM Act…
USCIS has recently updated the H-1B Cap Count for FY 2011: Cap Type – H-1B Regular Cap Cap Amount – 65,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 38,300 Date of Last Count – 9/17/2010 Cap Type – H-1B Master’s Exemption Cap Amount – 20,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 14,000 Date of Last…
The UAE’s Ministry of Labor announced plans to use online filing system to speed up the application process for work permits across the country. In the existing system, a representative from the company must go to the ministry’s physical location to apply for a work permit, a process that unnecessarily…
On August 18, 2010 we were the first to report the new trend coming from some local Immigration offices, mainly San Diego, regarding Visa Waiver overstay Issues. To recap a recent internal Memo from San Diego stated the following: ” To all Adjudicators effective immediately, any immigrants that have entered…
As a service to our readers we publish local ceremony dates. If USCIS approves your application for naturalization, you must attend a ceremony and take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. USCIS will notify you by mail of the time and date of your ceremony. The notice USCIS…
The DREAM Act could be offered as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill being considered in the Senate next week. In a blog entry earlier this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced his intention to include the DREAM Act in the major defense bill scheduled for floor…