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Here’s the story of 4 year-old Carlos Jamison Moser, one many undocumented children separated from their parents. In May 2007, federal immigration agents raided the poultry processing plant where Encarnacion Bail Romero was working.  Rather than removing her back to … Continue reading →

The DREAM Act was scheduled to go before the Senate  today but Senate Democrats conceded they do not have the votes needed to pass the bill and voted to pull the measure from consideration.

However, the bill still needs to go before the Senate.  The Senate plans to vote today but as mentioned in yesterday’s blog post the outcome is uncertain as some Democrats are predicted to defect thus requiring Republican votes.  The last … Continue reading →

The DREAM Act is scheduled for cloture vote around 4 p.m. today.  The DREAM Act would give hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants a chance at becoming legal residents. Eligible individuals must meet a variety of requirements, such as, earned … Continue reading →

The J-1 Summer Work and Travel program, allows college students to come and work in the U.S. for up to four months and is one of the State Department’s most popular visas. Participation has boomed from about 20,000 in 1996 … Continue reading →

USCIS has launched Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to allow applicants and petitioners to request fee waivers for a variety of requests and services.  This waiver can be applied to biometric service fees and Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. … Continue reading →

Applications or petitions postmarked or otherwise filed on or after today’s date, November 23, 2010, must include the new fee, or they will be rejected.

The Orlando Immigration Court resumed operations this morning. The phone system is now functioning and the new phone number is 407-722-8900.

The relocation has not been completed as of this morning (November 22, 2010) and the Orlando Immigration Court has not yet reopened its doors.  Please check back for updates.

The residents of Brookline, Massachusetts approved a proposal that would allow legal immigrants who are at least 18 years the opportunity to vote in matters that are specific to the town of Brookline. It is estimated that one in eight … Continue reading →