List of Top News Stories from the last week pointing out the plight of Undocumented Immigrants: El Paso Times, 3/15/17: ICE detains alleged domestic violence victim The Denver Post, 3/15/17: Mother of four fears deportation, declares sanctuary at Denver church NBC News, 3/15/17: Was It Legal for…
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Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective December 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective December 23, 2016 FORM…
DHS Statement on Compliance with Recent Court Order
U.S. District Court Judge James Robart issued a ruling Friday, effectively halting Trump’s executive order, the so called Travel Ban! In accordance with U.S. District Court Judge James Robart ruling on Friday, February 3rd, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has suspended any and all actions implementing the affected sections…
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & Washington, D.C.
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS updated FY2016 Performance Data – USCIS Victims of Crime Form I-918 (U Visa) (Qtr. #4)
USCIS has released their fourth quarter, Fiscal Year 2016 (FY2016) performance data for USCIS Victims of Crime Form I-918 (U Visa) as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Victims of Criminal Activities, Family Members, and Total as the rows. The columns are divided by case status:…
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Texas, Utah & Vermont
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS Now Uses Specific Dates to Show Case Processing Times
Starting on January 4th, USCIS will start using a specific date format rather than weeks or months for their updated Service Center Processing Time Reports which are published monthly. They are trying to make the reports more specific and more understandable. MVP Law Group publishes a monthly blog entitled; “Updated…
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – Oregon, Pennsylvania & Rhode Island
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
Economic Power of New Americans (Update) – South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…