US Immigration

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is considering changing the eligibility for lower-income immigrants for fee waivers on applications for US citizenship and legal permanent residency, a move that has been slammed by immigration advocates. USCIS announced the change in the Federal Register on Friday. The proposal states that the receipt of means-tested public benefit […]

Even legal immigrants can be deported from the U.S., according to a new policy adopted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). When people file applications with the USCIS to receive immigration benefits, they will have to file their applications with certain supporting documents. They can find the list of those documents on

More than 50,000 Indian immigrants received US citizenship last year, according to recent Department of Homeland Security data. The number of Indians given naturalization increased by as much as 10% in 2017, making them the second biggest such immigrant group after Mexicans. Although there was a 6% fall during the 2017 fiscal year, around 4,614 more Indian

Law enforcement agencies struggling to connect with diverse populations and to fill their ranks have begun hiring immigrants as police officers. The great majority of agencies in the United States demand deputies or officers to hold US citizenship; however, some documented immigrants are now becoming police officers. Given that around 25,000 immigrants are now serving the United

The immigration of Mexicans to the United States has fallen to a net negative for the first time in over 40 years, ending the biggest wave of immigration America has witnessed in the modern age, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. Pew claims more Mexicans are now leaving the United States and

When an immigrant gains permanent residency within the United States and receives authorization to live and work there, they also become eligible for a number of the benefits given to people who are born in the country. Many immigrants receive Social Security after they have retired, while some can even get federally funded financial assistance

To make certain that immigration into the United States is balanced, immigration officials in the government attempt to make green cards accessible to people who come from various different countries of origin.  The manner in which this is done is known as the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program provides up to 55,000 Diversity

Supervisors in Los Angeles County, California yesterday voted 5-0 to direct county officials to draft an ordinance that will create licensing requirements for anyone purporting to be an immigration consultant, a move intended to fight “notario fraud.” Treasurer-tax collector, consumer affairs and county legal departments have 90 days to give the Board of Supervisors a

The children of undocumented immigrants who were born in the United States have been denied birth certificates in Texas, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit has been filed against the Texas Department of State Health Services by four women alleging constitutional discrimination, as people born in the United States are recognized as US citizens

A widower who formerly held a CNMI entry permit has decided to sue the US government. It had approved his Form 1-360, which informs US Citizenship and Immigration Services of marriage to a now-deceased US citizen and the wish to get a green card, but then changed its mind and revoked the approval. Obaydul Hoque