-
AILA
Issue Paper on Comprehensive Reform (01/14/05)
-
USCIS Instructs on Paroles for EB-5 Investors (01/18/05)
-
DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Raise Fees
for Appeals
and Motions to Reopen or Reconsider
(11/30/04)
-
Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (11/16/04)
-
AILA's
Comments on the Interim Rule to Expand US Visit to the 50 Busiest Land Ports
of Entry (11/02/04)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (10/28/04)
-
AILF Practice Advisory for Filing
a Petition for Rehearing 10/27/04
-
H-1B Cap Reached 10/01/2004
-
FY
2005 Cap-Subject H-1B Filings Reach 40,000 (08/20/04)
-
Washington
Update: What's Going on in Congress? (04/27/04)
-
AILA Press
Release: Increased Fees Will Not Do The Job (04/15/04)
-
New
Immigration Filing Fees Effective April 30, 2004 (04/14/04)
-
USCIS Updates Adjustment of Status Waiting Times for Asylees (04/12/04)
-
Maine
Governor Orders Immigration Status Be Kept Confidential (04/09/04)
-
Service Centers Instructed on Concurrent Adjudications of I-140s/I-485s
(03/31/04)
-
DHS Provides Guidance on Length of Custody Before Determination to File
Charges (03/30/04)
-
Immigration Backgrounders: Basic Immigration Information Provided by AILA
(03/03/04)
-
Washington
Update: What's Going on in Congress? (03/03/04)
-
AILA Press
Release: A Year in Review: The Department of Homeland Security
(02/27/04)
-
DHS
Publishes Notice Regarding H-1B Processing Now that the Cap is Reached
(02/25/04)
-
Department
of State Advises on New Procedures for Petitions Returned for Revocation
(02/25/04)
-
US
State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)
-
DHS
Issues Information Regarding Processing of H-1Bs Now that the Cap is Reached
(02/20/04)
-
USCIS
Reaches H-1B Cap (02/17/04)
-
HHS Updates
Poverty Guidelines for 2004 (02/12/04)
-
Federal Judge finds
Treatment of Asylees “National Embarrassment”
(02/12/04)
-
Washington
Update: What's Going on in Congress (02/06/04)
-
Department of State Requires
Personal Appearance by Minors for US Passport Issuance (02/05/04)
-
USCIS Publishes Proposed Fee Schedule Increases
(02/03/04)
-
AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the
Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010)
(02/03/04)
-
AILA's
Comments on the Interim Rule Suspending NSEERS' Re-Registration Requirements
(02/02/04)
-
Department of State Issues Fact
Sheet on Refugee Women (01/26/04)
-
Washington
Update: What's Going on in Congress? (01/23/04)
-
AILA’s Statement on the Introduction of the
Immigration Reform Act of 2004
(01/21/04)
-
Immigration
Reform Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate (01/21/04)
-
USCIS
Extends Validity of Medical Exams to When Adjustment is Adjudicated
(01/08/04)
-
AILA
Practice Advisory on the US-VISIT Program (01/08/04)
-
AILA’s
Statement on the Bush Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal
(01/07/04)
-
Questions
& Answers from the White House on President Bush's Immigration
Proposal (01/07/04)
-
President
Bush's Immigration Proposal--White House Fact Sheet (01/07/04)
-
New
IV Unit Phone Number for Ciudad Juarez (01/05/04)
-
Ports
Equipped with US VISIT Entry Capability as of January 5, 2004 (01/05/04)
-
DHS
Publishes Interim Final Rule Implementing US VISIT (01/05/04)
-
IRS Inspector General Addresses Use of ITINs By Aliens (01/01/04)
-
Apply
for DV-2005 Visa Lottery Online (11/01/03)
-
Washington
Update: What's Going On In Congress? (10/24/03)
-
USCIS
Memo on Tax Exempt Status for Religious Organizations (10/17/03)
-
Religious
Worker Bill Passes the Senate and Goes To President For Signature
(10/03/03)
-
State
Department Redesignates 25 Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10/02/03)
-
USCIS
Training Materials on Affidavits of Support (10/01/03)
-
USCIS
Training Materials on Section 245(k) (10/01/03)
-
USCIS
Training Materials on Section 212(h) Waivers (10/01/03)
-
USCIS
Implements Revised N-600 and New N-600K Forms (10/01/03)
-
USCIS
Memo on Derivative Citizenship for Children Born Out of Wedlock
(09/26/03)
-
Machine
Readable Passport Requirement Deferred for 21 Countries (09/25/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (09/25/03)
-
Treasury
Department Authorizes Financial Institutions to Accept Foreign Government
Issued Identification Documents (09/18/03)
-
New
York City Executive Order Prohibits Inquiries About Immigration Status
(09/17/03)
-
USCIS
Memo on Sunset of H-1B Training Fee (09/15/03)
-
USCIS
Guidelines for Service Center Issuance of Notices to Appear (09/12/03)
-
TSC
Form to Request Expedited Processing of Petitions or Applications
(9/12/03)
-
DHS
Divisions Drop "Bureau" From Names (09/08/03)
-
Petition
for Rehearing En Banc Filed in Ninth Circuit AWO Case (09/05/03)
-
USCIS
Modifies Photo Requirements to Accommodate Religious Beliefs (09/04/03)
-
Sign-On
Letter Urges BCIS to Restore Direct Phone Access to Service Centers
(09/04/03)
-
Burundi
TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)
-
Sudan
TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)
-
AILA
Hot Bills -- 108th Congress (09/03/03)
-
DHS
Extends TPS Designation for Burundi (09/03/03)
-
DHS
Extends TPS Designation for Sudan (09/03/03)
-
DHS
Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone Effective May 3, 2004
(09/03/03)
-
MALDEF
Files Suit in Virginia Challenging College Admissions Denials (09/02/03)
-
Service
Center Adjudicators May Issue Notices to Appear (08/29/03)
-
AILA
Press Release: BCIS 800 Number Offers Immigrants Little Service
(08/28/03)
-
AILA
Press Release: Economic Outlook Shows Vital Need for Immigrants in U.S.
Economy (08/27/03)
-
GAO
Report Cites Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspection Process
(08/27/03)
-
GAO
Report Finds that DHS Needs to Strengthen its Information Sharing Process
(08/27/03)
-
Seven
New BCIS Forms Required On or After October 1, 2003 (08/26/03)
-
BCIS
Announces Latest H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2003 (08/26/03)
-
DV-2005
Visa Lottery Instructions Issued (08/21/03)
-
Interim
Rule to Change DV Lottery System to Strictly Electronic Filing
(08/18/03)
-
DOS
Publishes Final Rule Amending Automatic Revalidation Regulation
(08/18/03)
-
AILA
Backgrounder--The 1-800 Number--A Case of Customer Disservice (08/15/03)
-
AILA
Backgrounder--Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate (08/14/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (08/11/03)
-
DOS
Final Rule Creates NIV Classifications for Commuter Students (08/11/03)
-
BCIS
Guidance on AC21 Applicability to Concurrent Filings and Revoked I-140s
(08/04/03)
-
DHS
Announces Appointment of Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman
(07/29/03)
-
DHS
Publishes Final Rule on Certificates for Certain Health Care Workers
(07/25/03)
-
BCIS
Extends Policy that Medicals Remain Valid Until I-485 is Adjudicated
(07/23/03)
-
State
Department Publishes Federal Register Notice Lifting Restrictions on Use of
US Passports for Travel to Iraq (07/21/03)
-
DHS
Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for Somalia
(07/21/03)
-
BCIS
Memo Instructs Offices to Expedite Special Immigrant Religious Worker Cases
(07/18/03)
-
Inspector
General's Report to Congress on Implementation of the Patriot Act
(07/17/03)
-
AILF
Practice Advisory, Failure to Depart After a Grant of Voluntary Departure:
The Consequences and Arguments to Avoid Them (07/16/03)
-
BCIS
Issues FAQs on TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/16/03)
-
DHS
Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for El Salvador
(07/16/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (07/14/03)
-
Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds BIA Streamlining Procedures (07/14/03)
-
National
Customer Service Center Procedures for Handling Status Requests on Pending
Applications (07/10/03)
-
BCIS
Announces TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/10/03)
-
Department
of State Requires Personal Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa
Applications (07/07/03)
-
Visa
Revalidations Through State Department Now Taking 10-12 Weeks (07/07/03)
-
AILA
Urges President and Congress to Get Serious about Backlog Reduction
(07/03/03)
-
BCIS
Memo on Naturalization Disability Waivers (06/30/03)
-
11th
Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that 212(c) Relief Available Where Order to
Show Cause Served on Alien, but Not Filed with Immigration Court
(06/27/03)
-
Testimony
of DOJ Inspector General on the Detention and Treatment of September 11
Detainees (06/25/03)
-
DV-2004
Winners Notified (06/24/03)
-
Eduardo
Aguirre Confirmed As BCIS Director (06/19/03)
-
How
the BCIS 800 Number "Tier" System Works (06/18/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (06/17/03)
-
BCIS
Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For TPS
(06/16/03)
-
AILA's
Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)
-
AILA
Hot Bills (Immigration Legislation Currently Pending in Congress)
(06/13/03)
-
Machine-Readable
Passports Will be Required for Visa Waiver Program Entrants Beginning
October 1, 2003 (06/12/03)
-
Expedited
Removal Checklist (06/12/03)
-
Civil
Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)
-
BCIS
Issues EB-5 Guidance Memo (06/10/03)
-
BCIS
Consolidates All Phone Inquiries to One Number
(06/09/03)
-
Inspector
General Finds "Significant Problems" with Handling of Immigration
Detainees After 9/11 (06/02/03)
-
BCIS
FAQs on E-Filing (05/29/03)
-
BCIS
Fact Sheet on E-Filing (in English and Spanish)
(05/29/03)
-
BCIS
Press Release on Online Filing (In English and Spanish) (05/29/03)
-
BCIS
Begins Electronic Filing of I-90s and I-765s (05/29/03)
-
Texas
Lawyers Committee and MALDEF File Suit for Proof of Status for Lawful
Permanent Residents (05/28/03)
-
BCIS
Summary of Interim Final Rule on 212(h) Waivers (05/27/03)
-
AILA
Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work
Purposes’ (05/27/03)
-
Updating
Addresses at the Texas Service Center (05/27/03)
-
BCIS
Kicks Off Electronic Filing with Chicago Press Conference (05/27/03)
-
AILA
Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)
-
Justice
Department Press Release on District Court Decision in the BIA Reform Case
(05/23/03)
-
AILA
Enumerates Concerns with the New ‘U.S. VISIT’ Entry-Exit System
(05/21/03)
-
Department
of Homeland Security Press Release and Remarks on the US-VISIT Program
(05/19/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (05/19/03)
-
DOS
Cable Provides Guidance on Applications Adjudicated Prior to the Effective
Date of the CSPA (05/17/03)
-
BICE
Announces Agency Reorganization Plan (05/16/03)
-
BICE
Detention and Removal Memo Pursuant to Demore v. Kim Decision
(05/15/03)
-
LIFE
Legalization Application Deadline is June 4, 2003 (05/15/03)
-
BICE
Unveils "Most Wanted" Criminal Alien List
(05/14/03)
-
State
Department Discusses NSEERS Failure to Exit Through Departure Control
(05/10/03)
-
AILA
Press Release on Ninth Circuit Immigrant Investors Decision (05/09/03)
-
Local
Police and the Enforcement of Immigration Laws (05/07/03)
-
Federal
Register Notice Extends TPS for Hondurans (05/05/03)
-
Federal
Register Notice Extends TPS for Nicaraguans (05/05/03)
-
Connect!--What's
New in Business Immigration? (05/01/03)
-
EOIR
Releases FY 2002 Statistical Yearbook (04/30/03)
-
9th
Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively
(04/29/03)
-
Asylum
Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (04/29/03)
-
Supreme
Court Decision on Detention of Criminal Aliens (04/29/03)
-
List
of Nationalities Subject to Port of Entry Identification Procedures
(04/29/03)
-
Interim
Final Rule Authorizes BCIS to Accept E-Filing (04/29/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress (04/28/03)
-
Fact
Sheet: E-Filing and other BCIS Services Online (04/25/03)
-
BCIS
Press Release on Filing Online (04/25/03)
-
Several
BIA Members to Begin New Assignments (04/24/03)
-
New
Guidance Memo from BCIS on AC21 and H-1B Extensions (04/24/03)
-
AILA
Press Release Condemns Attorney General's Decision That Purports to Alter
the Standards for Bond (04/24/03)
-
Attorney
General Decision Establishes New Precedent for Setting Bond (04/17/03)
-
BCIS
Memo on Effect of Grandparent's Death on §322 Naturalization
(04/17/03)
-
ACLU
Seeks Disclosure of "Secret Law" on Local Police Enforcement of
Federal Immigration Laws (04/14/03)
-
Ciudad
Juarez to Resume Some Third Country Processing (04/14/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (04/14/03)
-
BCIS
Memo on I-751 Waiver Where Divorce Proceedings Have Commenced (04/10/03)
-
BCIS
Discusses Unlawful Presence in Change of Status and Extension of Stay
Context (04/02/03)
-
CONNECT!
-- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)
-
EOIR
and AILA Liaison Meeting Questions & Answers (03/27/03)
-
State
Department Cable Contains Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing
Update (03/21/03)
-
BCIS
Answers Spousal Immigration Questions (03/20/03)
-
BICE
Begins Seeking Out & Apprehending Certain Iraqi Nationals in the US
(03/20/03)
-
State
Department Spokesman Discusses Consular Post Closings (03/20/03)
-
AILA
Issue Papers (03/17/03)
-
BCIS
Memo Confirms that Asylees and Refugees are Employment Authorized Incident
to Status (03/10/03)
-
Example
of New Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter
(03/04/03)
-
Department
of Justice Withdraws Proposed B Regulation (03/03/03)
-
AILF
Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (03/03/03)
-
INS
is Now Part of the Department of Homeland Security (03/01/03)
-
Department
of Justice Press Release on Termination of TPS for Angolans (02/28/03)
-
DOJ
Inspector General Finds Premium Processing Program Delays Routine
Adjudications (02/28/03)
-
DOJ
Reorganizes 8 CFR, Reflecting End of INS (02/28/03)
-
INS
Will Only Accept Editions of the Form N-400 Dated 5/31/01 or Later
(02/28/03)
-
INS
Notice to Public Regarding Changes in Filing Fees (02/27/03)
-
Filing
Fees Return to Pre January 24 Levels (02/27/03)
-
AILA
Backgrounder on the Draft “PATRIOT Act II” (02/26/03)
-
State
Department Advises Posts of New Poverty Guidelines (02/22/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress? (02/21/03)
-
President
Signs Omnibus Budget Bill, Including Reversal of Fee Change (02/20/03)
-
INS
Designates Additional Ports for Special Registrant Departures (02/19/03)
-
BCIS
Will Not Waive I-90 Photo Requirements for Religious Objections
(02/14/03)
-
Special
Registration Groups 3 & 4 Deadlines Extended (02/14/03)
-
Update
on Fee Surcharge and NSEERS Provisions in Omnibus Budget Bill (02/14/03)
-
Letter
to INS Commissioner Urging Modification of Proposed B Visa Rule
(02/14/03)
-
State Department
Implements New DS-156 Form (02/12/03)
-
State
Department Announces Changes in NIV Photograph Requirements (02/11/03)
-
Head
of Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration
Services Named (02/10/03)
-
HHS
Poverty Guidelines for 2003 (02/07/03)
-
California
Service Center Processing Guidelines for 2003 (02/06/03)
-
State
Department Advises Posts of Elimination of Visa Waiver for Canadian Landed
Immigrants (02/01/03)
-
Groups
ask Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Address Visa Processing
Concerns (01/31/03)
-
Washington
Update--What's Going on in Congress (01/31/03)
-
Special
Registration--Office-by-Office Summary of How INS Is Handling Call-In
Special Registration (01/30/03)
-
AILA
Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)
-
INS
Finalizes Rule Barring Release of Detainee Information (01/29/03)
-
AILF
and AILA's Comments to Interim Rule on 212(h) Waivers (01/27/03)
-
INS
Memorandum on Family Unity Benefits and Unlawful Presence (01/27/03)
-
New
Immigration Filing Fees Effective Immediately (01/24/03)
-
Senate
Votes to Halt INS Special Registration Program (01/24/03)
-
Caracas
IV Cases Can Be Transferred to Panama City or Port of Spain (01/24/03)
-
AILF
Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (01/22/03)
-
INS
Chart on Who is Subject to Special Registration (01/21/03)
-
Five
Countries Added to Call-In Registration (01/16/03)
-
Update
from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
-
Filing
Guidelines from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
-
Field
Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)
-
Groups
Ask President to Address Special Registration Issues (01/13/03)
-
AILF
Practice Advisory: Arrest, Detention and Bond Procedures for Noncitizens
Without Criminal Convictions (01/13/03)
-
INS
Says Halt Lifted on Approvals of Adjustments/Naturalizations (01/10/03)
-
INS
Guidance on Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in NSEERS Cases
(01/08/03)
-
Department
of State Revised Cable on Child Status Protection Act (01/03/03)
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