Friday, June 7th, 2013
ICE’s FOIA Office Shows Ballooning Wait Times The median time FOIA requests have been waiting unanswered in ICE’s backlog has climbed 64% in the last 60 days. During this period, receipts of new FOIA requests and monthly closure numbers have not noticeably changed so the rise may reflect management problems.
Friday, June 7th, 2013
US Embassy in London Announces Design Plans for New Embassy Building in Wandsworth, Greater London The United States is building a new embassy building in London. Following the initial announcement in 2008, the US Embassy has now approved an official design and announces plans to move into the new facility by 2017.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
New G-28 in Effect Now As of 26 May 2013, only the new version of the G-28 introduced on 28 February 2013 will be accepted by USCIS.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
CBP No Longer Using Inspector’s Field Manual According to a reliable AILA source, CBP Officers have been instructed not to refer to the Inspector’s Field Manual. Instead, officers are expected to use a new, electronic instruction manual, which has not been made public yet.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
USCIS Policy Memo: EB-5 Adjudications Policy USCIS has issued a new policy memorandum setting forth guidance for adjudicating EB-5 applications and petitions, addressing important issues like the preponderance of evidence standard, definition of “capital,” amount of capital that must be invested, definition of “targeted employment area” and more.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
DHS Extends TPS for Salvadorans The Secretary of Homeland Security has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning on 10 September 2013 and ending on 9 March 2015.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
DOS Notice: Changes to J-1 Fees & Charges The US Department of State is revising regulations to increase the Application Fee for Sponsor Designation or Redesignation and the Administrative Fee for Exchange Visitors (J-1 Visa Holder). The effective date of the rule is 13 June 2013. New fees will be as follows: (1) For filing
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
DHS News: Five People Indicted for Immigration A special agent with DHS and a former immigration officer surrendered to federal authorities on Wednesday after a grand jury indicted them and three other individuals who allegedly participated in a long-running immigration fraud scheme that was fuelled by official corruption. The conspiracy was allegedly orchestrated by an
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
USCIS Blog: Entrepreneurs in Residence Program USCIS has recently posted on its blog about expansion of the Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program, which is intended to streamline current immigration systems for foreign entrepreneurs – specifically those with high-growth companies.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Immigration Reform: Summary of Second Day of Senate Immigration Bill Markup The second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee markup on S. 744 focused on Title IV of the bill, the nonimmigrant visa provisions, including H-1B, L and student visas. Fifteen amendments were passed, out of the 25 offered. All but one of the amendments
