Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 2/11/15 with processing dates as of 12/31/14. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
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CBP Premieres New Welcome Videos for International Air Travelers
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) process over 100 million international air travelers to the United States each year. They have released four new videos to help improve the international traveler’s experience. These videos are available in many different languages on the CBP web site. Acting Assistant Commissioner for…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2015 Statistics (First Quarter)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2015 statistics (first quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2015 statistics (first quarter) cover October 2014 through December 2014. The link to each program factsheet is…
Talking to Kids about US Immigration
Guest Blogger: Melodie Hagner-Salava As a Mom of an 11 Year old daughter, I frequently find myself in discussions with her about topics that appear on the news. Since the Immigration Crisis and Obama’s Executive Action had flooded the screens, I am sure I am not the only parent has…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 1/12/15 with processing dates as of 11/30/14. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
Washington State, first-in-the-nation, moves around UPL by formally licensing non-lawyers to provide legal services
Guest Blogger: Klaudia Hall, Esq. Washington State will start this spring licensing legal technicians, non-lawyers, to provide legal advice and assistance to clients in certain areas of law without the supervision of a lawyer. Also known as “triple-LTs,” they will be free to set their own fees, work independently of…
IG Report says Drones at the U.S. Border are Expensive and Not Effective
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been operating nine military grade drones (Predator B) to police our southern border with Mexico since 2005. They originally had eleven drones but there have been two crashes since the program’s inception. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is charged with operating the…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 12/5/14 with processing dates as of 10/31/14. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2014 Statistics
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics cover October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. The link to each program factsheet is listed below:…
The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his Temporary Plans to fix our broken immigration system. The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules. As an Immigration Attorney, I…