Blog - Kazmi & Sakata

When the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) adopted cloud computing technology a few years ago, they expected that this major upgrade would unify their worldwide operations and make their visa and passport issuance process more efficient. As many other organizations have learned since the cloud computing paradigm …Read More

As a trusted San Diego immigration law firm, we thought it’d be fitting to share a bit of information about our country’s new immigration director. Within two months of being sworn in as the new head of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Director Leon Rodriguez is already feeling the burden of leadership. …Read More

When partisan politics become a focal point of discussion in the United States, conservative factions are often seen as being against immigration while their liberal counterparts are thought to be supportive of immigrant rights. If this is the case, then it can be safely assumed that the leaders of both conservatives and liberals have mostly …Read More

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now caring for more than 50,000 young immigrants classified under unaccompanied alien child (UAC) status. The majority of these children are from the Central American nations of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, less than five percent are …Read More

Since October of 2013, the United States Border Patrol has been dealing with an odd and difficult situation as thousands of children have turned up unaccompanied at the southern border. Most of these children are from the Central American “Triangle of Death,” which consists of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Why are these immigrant children …Read More

The Sheriff Departments of two populous counties in California have decided to stop contributing to the questionable and potentially unconstitutional practice of immigration holds. The Sheriffs of San Francisco and San Diego have issued official press releases announcing that they will no longer honor requests from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency …Read More

State legislators, immigration advocates, district attorneys, and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are locked in legislative battles over the potential issuance of driving permits to undocumented immigrants. The legislatures of California, Pennsylvania and New York are considering giving driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants who are waiting for resolutions to the endless debate …Read More

H-1B visas are generally issued to foreign skilled workers for the purpose of working in the United States for a certain period of time. Since the H-1B visa period can be extended in some cases, the U.S. State Department often allows the foreign skilled worker to petition for his or her spouse and children to …Read More

Immigration law firms are familiar with the Affidavit of Support Form I-864, which is widely used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In recent years, however, family and civil attorneys who may not be aware of this form have seen an influx of immigrants who wish to enforce the I-864 provisions. San …Read More

The geopolitical crisis in Ukraine and the Crimea region between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea has not prompted certain restrictions on travel, which may affect some Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in the United States. Although the situation in the capital city of Kiev has been largely peaceful, Peace Corps volunteers were ordered …Read More