Immigration Headlines for January 2008
- US, Vietnam sign deal to repatriate illegal immigrants
"HANOI (AFP) - The United States and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on the repatriation of Vietnamese illegal immigrants from the United States, the US embassy said Tuesday.."
- US delays passport rules for Canadian border
"WASHINGTON (AFP) - Travellers crossing from Canada into the United States will soon face tighter identity checks but citizens of both nations will not have to show passports until 2009, US authorities said Friday."
- News Release -
January 17, 2008 -
COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD AT USCIS VOLUNTEER AND CIVICS ORIENTATION SESSION
"LOS ANGELES - The Project SHINE (Students Helping In the Naturalization of Elders) chapter at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) today received the President's Volunteer Service Award for helping older immigrants learn English and prepare to become United States citizens."
- WRITTEN TESTIMONY PREPARED FOR
EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, DIRECTOR
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
FOR A HEARING ON
"NATURALIZATION DELAYS:
CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTIONS"
"Chairwoman Lofgren, Ranking Member King and Members of the Subcommittee, thank
you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify about the work U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is conducting to manage the dramatic
increase in applications and petitions received in the summer of 2007. Mr. Jonathan
Scharfen, Deputy Director of USCIS, is accompanying me."
- News Release -
USCIS HOLDS WHITE HOUSE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY
DHS Acting Deputy Secretary Schneider, USCIS Director Gonzalez Welcome New Citizens
"WASHINGTON - USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez welcomed America’s 25 newest citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building today. Director Gonzalez also presented four prominent, naturalized U.S. citizens with the “American by Choice” (ABC) certificate of recognition."
- Illegal immigrants increasingly go north
"NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (Reuters) - Illegal immigrants from Latin America are heading deeper into the United States to find work and avoid deportation as crackdowns in border states like Texas and Arizona make life more difficult for them."
- Immigration officials need court orders to forcibly drug detainees
"U.S. immigration officials will no longer sedate foreign nationals against their will without a federal court order, according to an internal memo dated Jan. 9."
- USCIS ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS FOR
E-VERIFY TELEPHONE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE - Strengthening the Employment Eligibility Document Review Process for the Nation’s Employers
"WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced efforts to expand and improve contact services for customers to obtain important information and assistance on the E-Verify program."
- USCIS Extends Suspension of Premium Processing Service for Religious Workers (R-1) Nonimmigrant Visa Classification
"WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that suspension of premium processing services for religious worker (R-1) visa petitions will be extended until July 8, 2008. A previous six-month suspension was announced on June 18, 2007."
- USCIS Update
USCIS Field Office Adopts Teletech Call Appointment System
For Filing Waiver of Inadmissibility Applications
"WASHINGTON – As of December 17, 2007, immigrant visa applicants seeking to file an application for waiver of inadmissibility (Form I-601) with the USCIS field office in Ciudad Juarez can now use the Teletech Call Center to make an appointment."
- USCIS Update - USCIS REACHES H-2B CAP FOR SECOND HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2008
"WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of Fiscal Year 2008 (FY2008). USCIS is hereby notifying the public that January 2, 2008 is the “final receipt date” for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to October 1, 2008."
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