LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A naturalized U.S. citizen residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a felony marriage fraud charge arising out of a scheme to obtain immigration status for foreign nationals. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents investigated […]
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Increases Scrutiny of Extension Petitions
26 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, October 23, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced the rescission of previous agency guidance that accorded deference to prior CIS approval decisions during the adjudication of petitions seeking an extension of stay in the same nonimmigrant status. Under the prior “deference memorandum,” CIS adjudicators were instructed […]
By Rebecca Savransky President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to overturn President Obama’s executive order protecting illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children could cost the country tens of billions of dollars, according to a new study. If the executive order is repealed, about 645,000 people would lose their legal right […]
Immigrant advocates warn DACA, “dreamers” not to travel outside U.S. during Trump inauguration
20 Dec
by Foster, on News
By Todd Walker DENVER, Colo. – There’s a new warning for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. An immigrant advocacy group says they should not travel outside of the country around the time President-Elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, or they could find themselves locked out. […]