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The topic of possible military intervention against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dominated Congress over the last couple of weeks, but immigration reform is an issue that is still very much on the table. In early August, Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) commented that the immigration reform debate was going in the right …Read More

A recent Visa Bulletin from the U.S. State Department has been categorized as one of the most family-friendly policies adopted by immigration authorities. Up until recently, the family-based category of immigrants abroad who wish to permanently join their relatives in the United States was subject to a waiting period longer than five years. The new …Read More

Under this new process an individual appearing at a USCIS field office for an interview or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit will have his or her identity biometrically re-verified. The purpose is to help to both defend against threats to national security and protect customers from identity fraud by enhancing the agency’s ability …Read More

Labor Day in the United States is not celebrated on the same day as International Worker’s Day, which is something that puzzles many immigrants as they adjust to their new lives. The reason for choosing the first Monday of September instead of May 1st as the Labor Day holiday dates back to President Grover Cleveland’s …Read More

Beginning next week, on September 3, 2013, the Department of State (DOS) will fully transition to an online immigrant visa application. This will apply to aliens applying for immigrant visas at consulates (via the NVC) based on family or employment preferences. Immigrant visa applicants will apply online using Form DS-260 Application for Immigrant Visa. This …Read More

USCIS recently announced that approximately 2,300 conditional permanent residence cards were issued with incorrect expiration dates. USCIS is attempting to rectify this by sending emails to the aliens to provide them with instructions on obtaining a replacement card. USCIS provided the following details regarding this situation: Between July 22 and August 8, 2013, USCIS issued …Read More

Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has informed attorneys that a new telephone scam started. It targets USCIS applicants and petitioners. Scammers are using a technique called “Caller ID spoofing” to display a misleading or inaccurate phone number in a recipient’s Caller ID. The scammer poses as a USCIS official and requests personal …Read More

Those who willfully commit acts of civil disobedience often push the envelope with a clear purpose in mind: to call on members of society to take a hard look at their moral compass. Such is the case of the Dream 9, a group of nine undocumented immigrants turned activists. The Dream 9 are all adults …Read More

Residents of border towns such as Temecula and Oceanside in California, as well as Yuma and Nogales in Arizona, are familiar with United States Border Patrol officers setting up checkpoints and roadblocks to stop and search all vehicles for the presence of undocumented immigrants. If you are in need of a San Diego immigration lawyer, …Read More

Increased security along the southern border with Mexico is one of the compromises of immigration reform in the United States. For the cities of San Diego and Tijuana, however, greater security would reverse years of mutual collaboration in terms of economic development, security and trade. A strategic partnership with Tijuana and other cities in Mexico …Read More