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24 Sep 2013, 6:00 am
” USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “This funding will help thousands of permanent residents gain the support they need to learn English and civics, and embrace the important rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship. [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 10:35 am by EB-5
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is under investigation by the DHS Inspector General for allegedly helping a Chinese investor get an EB-5 immigrant investor visa after the investor's petition was denied and his appeal rejected.According to the Associated Press, the matter came to light based upon information obtained from an FBI analyst in the counter-intelligence unit in Washington,… [read post]
7 Jul 2013, 5:35 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
  The frequency and quality of these engagements are a testament to the man who introduced them, Alejandro Mayorkas, the USCIS Director the past four years. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 6:55 am by Eric S. Solotoff
Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas indicated that not only would USCIS comply with Secretary Napolitano’s directive to immediately implement the Supreme Court’s Decision, but that his office has maintained a list of all I-130 applications (U.S. [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 4:39 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
USCIS Alejandro Mayorkas just stepped down from the podium. [read post]
9 Jun 2013, 3:03 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
The agency and its popular Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, must be commended for removing much of the entangling underbrush that has grown around the "Employment Creation" fifth preference immigrant visa category (EB-5) for investors who place at risk either $500,000 or $1 million (depending on location) in a commercial venture projected to create at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers. [read post]
25 Feb 2013, 3:43 am by Heidi Henson
Users of E-Verify have given the federal government’s free, Internet-based employment eligibility verification system high marks in a recent customer survey, according to USCIS director Alejandro Mayorkas. [read post]
22 Feb 2013, 5:00 am
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced that users of E-Verify, the free Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States, have given the program high marks in a recent customer survey. [read post]
19 Feb 2013, 9:12 am by Angelo A. Paparelli
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS0 Director Alejandro Mayorkas issued a public message in 2012 which began: Throughout the past year, USCIS has placed significant focus on advancing one of our immigration system’s foundational goals: promoting America’s economic prosperity. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 6:08 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
See, "Economic Prosperity - The Missing Immigration Mission," and February 19, 2010 Memorandum of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers  to Alejandro Mayorkas, Director, U.S. [read post]
25 Jan 2013, 11:06 am by David S. Jones
  USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas on January 15, 2013, stated the intention of the Manual is to bring consistency, predictability and transparency to the legal authority and policies that drive USCIS petition adjudication. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 5:00 am
“With the introduction of the Policy Manual, we take a further step to provide our customers, stakeholders and workforce with an efficient and effective adjudication process that provides a high level of quality and consistency,” said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 10:08 am by Jacob Sapochnick
During the public engagement on January 15, 2013, USCIS’s Director Alejandro Mayorkas has announced that in the coming weeks USCIS is planning to hold several webinars on the use of the online Policy Manual and to provide clarifications and explain new policies. [read post]
13 Jan 2013, 11:05 pm by JP Sarmiento
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas addressed a group of MIT students and promised to aid entrepreneurs as much as possible even with the existing strict immigration laws and policies. [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 4:40 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
MAJOR CHANGES IN IMPLEMENTATION COMPARED TO DRAFT REGULATIONS During the public engagement, Director of USCIS Alejandro Mayorkas has noted that USCIS has implemented or will implement three (3) major changes in the final rule that did not appear in the draft regulations: 1) First of all, USCIS has emphasized that aliens may be eligible to file for a provisional unlawful presence waiver more than once if the waiver was denied or been withdrawn provided that other eligibility… [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 7:30 pm by admin
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas marked a significant milestone for the USCIS Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative by launching an online resource center. [read post]
18 Nov 2012, 11:45 am by Greg Siskind
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, probably one of the best directors the agency has ever had, still faces a herculean task in changing the culture of an agency that still instinctively enforcement-oriented and not on encouraging immigration. [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 1:12 pm by Orbit Law
Meanwhile, Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of the United States Citizenship & Immigration Service, the entity that oversees issuance of Visas to the U.S. announced that USCIS would be creating a new office to oversee administration of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program. [read post]