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USCIS Clarifies Period of Authorized Stay for P-1S Essential Support Personnel of Individual Athletes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Adjudicators Field Manual to emphasize that, under current regulations, the periods of initial authorized stay are different for individual athletes (P-1A visa) and their essential support personnel (P-1S visa). The P-1S classification is for “Essential Support Personnel” who are an integral part of the performance of a P-1 individual athlete,…
Read MoreICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas
The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. The dramatic reversal came Thursday as public pressure was mounting on ICE to halt the practice, which involves feeding detainees through nasal tubes against their will. Last…
Read MoreIowa City Latino community responds to anti-immigration fliers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (CBS2/ FOX 28) — Some residents in Iowa City are angry over flyers encouraging people to report immigrants to law enforcement. The fliers read “keep Iowa Nice, call ICE,” and it encouraged residents in Iowa City to call the number for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Community leaders said they do not…
Read MoreUSCIS Names Mark Koumans as New Deputy Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 10, 2019, that Mark Koumans is the agency’s new Deputy Director, effective May 13. Mr. Koumans, a career federal employee, has served since September 2015 in a number of executive positions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He replaces Tracy Renaud, who has served as…
Read MoreDHS Continues Documentation Validity for Beneficiaries of Nepal, Honduras TPS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not implement or enforce the decision to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal pending resolution of an appeal in Ramos v. Nielsen or other order of the court, and as required by the order in Bhattarai v. Nielsen. Beneficiaries under these TPS…
Read MoreUSCIS Clarifies Period of Authorized Stay for P-1S Essential Support Personnel of Individual Athletes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Adjudicators Field Manual to emphasize that, under current regulations, the periods of initial authorized stay are different for individual athletes (P-1A visa) and their essential support personnel (P-1S visa). The P-1S classification is for “Essential Support Personnel” who are an integral part of the performance of a P-1 individual athlete,…
Read MoreICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas
The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. The dramatic reversal came Thursday as public pressure was mounting on ICE to halt the practice, which involves feeding detainees through nasal tubes against their will. Last…
Read MoreIowa City Latino community responds to anti-immigration fliers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (CBS2/ FOX 28) — Some residents in Iowa City are angry over flyers encouraging people to report immigrants to law enforcement. The fliers read “keep Iowa Nice, call ICE,” and it encouraged residents in Iowa City to call the number for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Community leaders said they do not…
Read MoreDoes Cutting Immigration Threaten National Security?
The Trump administration’s plan to eliminate DACA and cut legal immigration in half over the next few years will have a profoundly negative impact on our country. According to one commentator, national security could be one of the things that is negatively impacted. In this article, Tim Kane, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer…
Read MoreThe Affirmation of Reinstatement After Illegal Reentry
On May 28, 2017, Miguel Macias Mendoza underwent a court appeal (No. 16-3568) for illegal reentry into the United States. Macias, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States in 1976 at the age of six as a lawful permanent resident. In 1990, Macias was caught committing a series of criminal activities including…
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