TRAC Immigration releases report on subjects of ICE detainers.
http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/310/
Surprisingly, the prevailing majority of those for whom the detainer is issued do not have criminal record: the charges either were dropped prior to os subsequently to the filing of the detainer.
Only a small percentage of all detained by the ICE committed a Level 1 serious offense.
USA Today reported on leaked parts of a draft White House immigration reform bill. The released portions – legalization, border security, interior enforcement, and worksite enforcement–take a moderate approach and are consistent with the broad principles the President issued a few weeks ago.
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The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) has released a new educational video to remind employers that they should not re-verify the employment authorization of lawful permanent resident workers when their Permanent Resident Cards expire. OSC’s new video illustrates that this practice is not permissible and may lead to a violation of the anti-discrimination provision. Watch the video in Spanish and English here.
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Author: Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova
Every year the Office of Immigration Statistics issues an Annual Flow Report that offers information about U.S. refugee and asylum statistics. The most recent statistics available are for 2011 and the annual flow report indicates that 56,384 persons gained admission to the United States as refugees during 2011. Burma, Bhutan and Iraq were the leading countries for the flow of immigrants and there were 24,988 individuals granted asylum by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ).
Конституция США позволяет стать гражданином любому, родившемуся на ее территории. После родов в США, не-граждане родители ребенка не приобретают никаких специальных прав и без других оснований для нахождения в США должны покинуть страну. Но ребенок, рожденный в США, даже если он всю жизнь прожил за пределами страны имеет право на возвращение в США и если ему исполниолсь 21, может спонсировать своих родителей, в том числе отчима или мачеху. Рожденный в США ребенок может спонсировать свою супругу по достижении 18 лет.
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Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which applies to individuals working in both the private and public sectors. An article in The New York Times reported that the State of New York paid $5 million to settle 11 sexual harassment cases between 2008 and 2010. Out of 11 of theses cases, five involved the State Department of Corrections and Community services and three involved public universities. According to the Attorney General’s Office, these cases are only a fraction of the sexual harassment cases that occurred in government or public employment workplaces.
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According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), E-Verify uses online databases to compare employees’ information filled out on an I-9 form with data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The comparison allows the government to verify employment eligibility in terms of valid immigration status.
Author: New York Asylum Attorney
Many asylum applicants are confused regarding the procedure of filing for asylum. Let’s say someone came here from Egypt (a country with recent change in country conditions) and now they face a question: shall they file for asylum in the US or shall they do it from their home country. Many potential applicants are afraid that by the time they prepare their application in the US, their visas will expire, and they become illegal.
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It seems that the White House is serious this time about a comprehensive Immigration reform, that would not just “patch” a torn tuxedo, but will give it a million dollar “face- lift.”
Here you can find a transcript of Obama’s today’s speech on Immigration Reform.
We all agree that we need an Immigration reform. It seems that a real breakthrough was achieved today… However, is it really possible to have a reform, and what main areas of law I believe need to be “reformed”?
First, I believe the rules of the adjustment of status have to be changed, allowing EWI (those who crossed the border) to get their green cards. I am not encouraging this type of “immigration”, but for many people who honestly worked and paid taxes and do not have criminal convictions, it would be a great help in trying to concentrate on their US citizen families and not on whether or not there is ICE behind the door.