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14 Aug 6:50 am
Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant, has been sworn in as the new Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Mayorkas will oversee a workforce of nearly 18,000 people. He
has served as the United States Attorney for the Central District...
20 Jul 8:47 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has naturalized the first
nonimmigrant to enlist in the military under the Defense Department's Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) pilot recruiting program. ... to become a naturalized
citizen. One month later, he passed his naturalization test and recited the Oath of Allegiance becoming a citizen of the United
States. [* The name "Brown" is a pseudonym used at the request of the army.] "This ceremony happened in record time ...
6 Jun 12:10 am
Earlier this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a
naturalization ceremony for 40 members of the military community on board the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. 34 Sailors, Marines, and ... and women
stationed in Japan. After administering the Oath, USCIS Seoul, Korea Field Office Director Kenneth Sherman addressed the new citizens. "Your
service in the United States military speaks volumes for your character and selfless
service," he said. "On behalf ...
20 Feb, 2007 9:22 am
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas issued a press release this month that details the trial and conviction of a Houston immigration lawyer and her legal assistant. It's hard to ... leading to the charges in this case was conducted by the Houston office of the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Citizenship and Immigraration Service
Fraud Detention Unit at the Texas Service Center, the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, with assistance from the ...
24 Apr 9:14 pm
President Obama will appoint Alejandro Mayorkas to head the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services. Alejandro Mayorkas is an attorney and a partner at
O'melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles California. He is a 1985 graduate form Loyola University Law School. Mr. Mayorkas served as the United
States Attorney for the Central District of California during the Clinton Administration and
was the youngest attorney to be appointed to this position. He served in that capacity for nine ...
6 Jun, 2008 7:49 am
... - ten adults and one juvenile - and resulted in a call to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Since there was a
minor on scene, the judicial district's juvenile ... had no jurisdiction over the youth so he called Child Protective Services to let
them know he needed help with placement. CPS refused to take the ... by case basis" because there are many variables to consider when determining citizenship and providing for the care and placement of a minor who may or may not have parents or eligible ...
5 May, 2008 1:42 pm
... Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine the nomination of Michael E. Leiter, of the District of Columbia, to be
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Wednesday, May. 7, 2008 Senate Committee on ... meeting to consider S. 2840, to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to ...
7 Jan 5:04 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been ordered by a federal judge
in Boston, Massachusetts to adjudicate the I-485, application for permanent residence of Mohamoud Abdi, a Somalian with asylum status. ... Boston immigration attorney Joshua L. Goldstein filed a writ of mandamus law suit against USCIS, the Director of the FBI,
the Attorney General of the United States, and various officials of USCIS asking the court to
force the government to process the necessary background checks ...
8 Apr, 2008 8:05 am
... Act........................ Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
USCIS.................................. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. E ... 30,205 F-1 students with OPT expiring between April 1 and July 31 of this year. The 17-month extension
could more than double ...
26 Feb 7:00 am
... Wellington Conference Center This conference will address all aspects of international adoption to and from the United
States, one year after the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption became effective ... Curcio, Adjunct Professor, New York Law School;
Codirector, Safe Passage Immigration Project, Justice Action Center Robert Gottfried, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP ... USCIS) Andrea J.
Quarantillo, District Director, New York City District
Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 4:00 p ...
11 Jun 4:56 am
... .S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Latin America. "I can think of
no greater privilege than to be the first to welcome as the newest citizens of the United States two
... .S. citizenship less than a month ago. On June 8, USCIS Honduras Field Office Director Emigdio
Martinez traveled to Soto Cano Air Base and ... Embassies around the world providing customer service to all who seek immigration
services and benefits. As USCIS Honduras Field Office Director, Emigdio Martinez made a special ...
23 Sep 10:45 pm
On September 18, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Bangkok Deputy
Director Stacy Strong joined Rear Adm. Richard Wren, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Japan, at the Yokosuka Naval Station for a special
naturalization ceremony for 98 new citizens of the United States. Deputy Director Strong administered the Oath of Allegiance to the 56 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines; 40 military spouses; and two children of Sailors. This ...
6 Jul 12:26 pm
... urged the newly sworn Americans to give back to their communities through volunteering and take part in voting, which he called more of a duty than a right. ... strong,"
Lynch said. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Boston District Office Director Denis Riordan - the son of immigrant parents himself - appeared to get ... Vietnam
War. Francis - of Native American heritage - is Canadian, but served the United States and was
injured when a grenade exploded near him in August of 1968. He was also ...
20 May 12:59 am
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials traveled to Afghanistan
this week to process applications and interview 125 members of the military who have applied to become U.S. citizens. These USCIS officials ... serving in Afghanistan," said
acting USCIS Deputy Director Mike Aytes. "It is a privilege to support our nation's servicemembers in their pursuit of citizenship, and we are humbled by their selfless service to the United States." All immigrants who have served honorably in ...
30 Dec, 2006 3:13 am
... the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) after September 11, 2002, for the protection of those residing in the United
States. NSEERS is targeted specifically toward foreign nationals born in specific countries on or before November 15, 1986. Men ... proof of
their registration with NSEERS if they want to file a petition or application with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). If that person is unable to provide proof of registration, he or she would then be ...
1 Jul 8:11 am
... chapel at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on June 27, 2009, when 84 Soldiers and Sailors recited the Oath of Allegiance and became the newest citizens of the United States. This was the largest naturalization ceremony held in Kuwait to date. Before the ceremony started ...
the applications and conduct the citizenship tests," said Lori Pietropaoli, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) Deputy District Director for Rome. "It was a memorable moment for all of us to hear them sing, and an even greater ...
29 Jun 4:47 am
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will commemorate America's 233rd
birthday by naturalizing more than 6,000 citizenship candidates in approximately 50 special ceremonies held across the United States and overseas. Five of these ceremonies are for members of the U.S. Armed Forces. "There is no
more ... will also be held July 4th at: Liberty Island, New York for seven military service members; George Washington's Home in Mt. Vernon, Virginia, for approximately 100
candidates ...
26 Mar, 2007 11:11 pm
... law program. Each year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)
allocates 10,000 visas through the fifth category of the employment-based paths ... foreign-national may actively invest $1 million and hire ten employees anywhere in the
United States. [4] Second, a foreign-national may actively invest ... result of the investment. [8]
There are currently twenty qualifying regional centers throughout the United States, including
several real estate investment trusts, a mining operation, a ski ...
20 Oct 10:23 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding the public that as of
October 1, 2009, all citizenship applicants must take the new naturalization test, regardless of when they filed their Application for
Naturalization (Form N-400). "Becoming a United States citizen carries with it extraordinary rights
and responsibilities," said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our new test captures the meaning of citizenship and is consistent with our ...
7 May, 2006 9:37 am
... Domicile in Florida. Further, they had applied for permanent residence status in the U.S. with the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services. With this factual background, the homeowners applied for homestead exemption for their residence in Charlotte
County. Noting that ... ; VICKIE POTTS, as the Tax Collector of Charlotte County, Florida; and JAMES ZINGALE, as Executive Director of
the Department of Revenue, State of Florida, Appellees. 2nd District. Case No. 2D05-1880. Opinion filed May 5, ...
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