According to the General Services Administration (GSA), certain targeted cities in Florida may soon see additional federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents coming to their areas. The government is seeking office space to rent for an additional 70...
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Expanded authority given to some USCIS agents
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that select officers in the agency will have expanded authority. While this may not seem significant, it is a major shift in how certain immigration matters, including violations, will...
Neighborhood checks for citizenship applications restored
Before the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was formed in March 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) oversaw the immigration process and activities. And one of their functions was to conduct a neighborhood investigation for an...
Does job loss immediately end an employment visa?
Employment-based visas provide educated and hardworking professionals with opportunities. They can accept jobs in the United States. In many cases, professionals with employment visas can bring their families with them. They may legally stay in the United States long...
Helping dependent family members after securing a work visa
An immigrant’s journey often begins with an employment opportunity. Work-based visas can help professionals with certain skills and specialized education lawfully enter the United States and live here while working a domestic job. Skilled and experienced professionals...
Examples of wrongful immigration detention
Immigration detention in the United States is intended to facilitate the orderly processing of immigration cases. In Florida, as in other states, detention must follow strict legal standards. When those standards are not followed, individuals may be held unlawfully....
Can you still fail the U.S. Citizenship test despite preparing?
Becoming a U.S. citizen is a dream for many immigrants, and preparing for the citizenship test is often a major milestone in that journey. The test is a required step in the naturalization process. It includes questions on English reading, writing and speaking skills,...
What to expect during a marriage green card interview
One of the ways immigrants can seek residency and work in the United States is by marrying a U.S. citizen. However, a marriage must be genuine if an immigrant spouse wants to enter the U.S. To prove a marriage is genuine, spouses may need to prepare for a marriage...
“Alligator Alcatraz” and immigration reform: what’s really going on?
There’s a stretch of land near the Everglades where fences, surveillance towers and swampland collide. It looks less like a place for children and more like a scene from a dystopian film. The government calls it a temporary shelter. Critics, and now the public, are...
Americans speak out about the state of ICE enforcement
The debate over changes to immigration enforcement is tense, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up. A recent poll shows that Americans are largely divided over the role of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in this country. According...
