During the 2010 fiscal year 11,146 members of the armed forces were granted citizenship by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the largest number amount in any year since 1955. The number represents a 6 percent increase in naturalizations from the 2009 fiscal year. Outreach programs created by…
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The 112th congress which will begin its term on January 3, 2011 is likely to introduce many new proposals such as ones raising penalties for immigration related crimes, initiatives that make the removal of convicted immigrants easier, the enforcement of immigration law at state/local level, increased funding for border patrol,…
Since the recent mid-term election which resulted in a Republican majority in the House of Representatives, many conservative lawmakers have begun introducing an over 300 bills including those that would crackdown on illegal immigration and require a photo ID to vote. Representative Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, camped outside the House chamber…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of November 26, 2010, 50,400 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of November 26, 2010,…
Since the 1970’s the Supreme Court has consistently ruled that laws that discriminate on the basis of gender are unconstitutional, but on November 10 the justices gave the impression they were ready to allow an exception to the rule. The case revolved around whether “children born of mixed marriages abroad…
On November 5, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler swore in 23 new immigration judges during a ceremony at the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) headquarters. Hiring for the judges began back in December 2009 but not before the applicants went through screening on criteria such as: ability to…
On October 28, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) commenced their first quarterly public engagement in Spanish. The series are part of an effort to communicate with the many different people USCIS services and each event will focus on a specific topic related to immigration or citizenship. In addition, live…
Brooke E. Reyna, a State Department employee, pleaded guilty on November 5 to giving false statements to officials in connection with an investigation that she was allegedly illegally accessing passport application files. Reyna was an employee at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth, NH where she had access to the…
The recent improvement in the country’s economy has created an increase in blue collar jobs and the demand for immigrant workers. Casa de Maryland, which has five job centers around the state, was able to place19, 000 immigrants in jobs during June of 2010 compared to 16,000 job placements during…