Immigration

By Eoin Higgins, The Intercept When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents go after suspected violators of immigration and customs law, they do whatever they can to get consent from their targets. The idea is simple: By getting their targets’ consent, ICE agents can avoid the complications that arise from […]

From Dreamers to asylum-seekers to Green Card holders, the president’s policies have provoked anxiety and heartache for immigrants at every step For a few hours almost every month, the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center is transformed into a courtroom. A giant American flag hangs above the stage […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that starting April 2, 2018, premium processing will be suspended for Fiscal Year 2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions, including petitions requesting an exemption for beneficiaries in positions requiring a U.S. Master’s degree or higher. USCIS indicated that the suspension may last until September 10, […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Guatemalan man, illegally residing in eastern Iowa, was sentenced in federal court Monday for presenting fraudulent documents to obtain work less than a week after he was arrested for illegally entering the United States. This sentence resulted from an arrest made by U.S. Immigration and […]