Immigration News

December 7, 2023

Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Louisiana, Maine and Maryland – Update

UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Louisiana, Maine and Maryland!

December 6, 2023

A busload of Migrants was sent by Texas to the State Capital of Colorado!

by Kellie N. Lego

A busload of migrants was dropped off at the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, thanks to the state of Texas! Denver city officials feel this is just part of a new wave of chartered buses being sent out of Texas! This group was dropped off around 8:30 am, on Monday morning and there were about 40 to 50 people on board the bus. Evan Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Denver Mayor stated, “The state of Texas, the governor’s office, has contracted with two or three different bus companies to transport migrants out of Texas to various locations around the country, Denver being one of those locations,” He also said, “That’s our understanding, and that’s how this has operated for several months. Denver has received more than 200 charter buses direct from Texas over the last six months.”

For further details please review the Denver Post News Article, “Busload of migrants is dropped off at state Capitol in Denver“.

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November 29, 2023

USCIS’ Social Media Directory!

by Kellie N. Lego

USCIS has a Social Media Directory on its website, they state that they are making information more accessible, their actual words are “more widely available”! This directory contains USCIS accounts for X (twitter), Facebook, Instagram and many others including regional. Please use the link below to view the directory.

USCIS Link to Social Media Directory

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November 28, 2023

Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky – Update

by Kellie N. Lego

UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky!

November 22, 2023

Recent Immigrants experience first Thanksgiving at Annual St. Louis Event

by Kellie N. Lego

Hundreds of people in St. Louis, MO, many of them recent immigrants to the United States were invited for a Thanksgiving Dinner, which in some cases was their first taste of this American tradition! The International Institute of St. Louis and other local organizations have been holding this potluck dinner since the 1980s. Krissy Durant, the institute’s director of communications stated, “It’s an opportunity to come together and to have a welcoming atmosphere and to bring everyone together in community whether they’re from the United States, like many of our volunteers are, or whether they are immigrants and to showcase some of the hospitality and welcoming that we have to offer here in St. Louis,”!

For further details please review the St. Louis Post-Dispatch News Article, “Recent immigrants experience first Thanksgiving at annual St. Louis event”.

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November 16, 2023

2023 USCIS Forms Updates – 10/31 and 11/13

by Kellie N. Lego

The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.

The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated October 31, 2023 and November 13, 2023!

Update to Form G-325A, Biographic Information (for Deferred Action). New Edition Dated 10/25/23.

November 8, 2023

Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): ID, IL and IN – Update

by Kellie N. Lego

UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Idaho, Illinois and Indiana!

November 6, 2023