Immigration News

August 28, 2006 U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has announced that it has changed the manner it which it provides processing time reports.  Processing Time Reports are monthly reports indicating the filing dates that USCIS is currently working on at its...

August 25, 2006 Here we are at the end of August with next to nothing to show for the 30+ immigration hearings conducted by Congress in the past two months and the extensive Senate debate earlier this year.  Congress returns to Washington for one month before taking...

August 8, 2006 In the run-up to November elections, Republicans vying for state offices are following what has become the national Republican strategy for re-election this fall.  The Tennessean reported yesterday that a press conference will be held today by "top...

August 2, 2006 A new trend has emerged in immigration law that increases the scrutiny of U.S. citizens who submit immigration petitions for family members.  Last year's International Marriage Brokers Act (IMBRA) and the newly-enacted Adam Walsh Child Protection and...

August 1, 2006 The Bush Administration's border enforcement efforts were strengthened today with the announcement of twenty new Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the four southern border states.  These twenty new U.S. Attorneys will work exclusively on immigration matters...

July 27, 2006 The Department of Homeland Security announced a new initiative yesterday to help businesses do a better job of ensuring that their workforces are made up of authorized workers.  IMAGE ("ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers") offers...