25 Oct

USCIS Updates Policy to Ensure Petitioners Meet Burden of Proof for Nonimmigrant Worker Extension Petitions

WASHINGTON — Under updated policy guidance (PDF, 97 KB), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for certain nonimmigrant visa categories. The guidance applies to nearly all nonimmigrant classifications filed using Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker….

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14 Dec

Immigration Policy in the Trump Administration

Immigration Policy in the Trump Administration The Center for Immigration Studies’ Jessica Vaughan and the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s William Stock talked about President-elect Trump’s immigration policy, including his pledge to cut federal funding for “sanctuary cities” that shelter illegal immigrants and do not use local resources to enforce federal immigration laws.

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06 Dec

5 Things California Should Do To protect its Immigrant population.

According to Fortune.com “California has more than 2.7 million undocumented immigrants—about 7% of its population. Lawmakers in Democrat-controlled California are already laying the groundwork to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative populist agenda.” California is one of the richest states in the United States, and leans more Democratic than Republican. As such California as a state…

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03 Dec

Top 5 Reasons to Quickly file for your citizenship.

With the immigrants’ fear soaring after the U.S elections, we are recommending to people who are eligible to file for their U.S citizenship to actually move forward with their applications. The five reasons stated below are just few of many on why someone should actually apply for naturalization (i.e. citizenship). The main reasons we are…

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12 Nov

Exodus of Undocumented (illegal) immigrants and Muslims

In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump taking office on January 20 2017, fear and despair have taken over. With Trump’s promise to deport many of those are actually “illegal” and banning Muslims from the United States, many are finding themselves in an uneasy position and are planning to leave. In fact, many have already started…

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12 Nov

Top 5 Hurdles in Trump Immigration Plan

Following the victory of Donald Trump in the US elections, President-Elect Trump has to actually fulfil his promises. One of his biggest stance was a plan to deport millions of undocumented people living in the United States. Despite all his rhetoric, the question is whether he can actually accomplish his wishes during one or two…

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