Monthly Archives: September 2010

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently begun a transition to paperless processing for VWP travelers arriving by air or sea who have obtained a travel authorization via the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). VWP travelers arriving by … Continue reading →

Everyone from judges, lawyers, immigration officers, investigators, etc. are using social networking sites to find information about you.  Do yourself a favor and change your profile settings to private.

The popular host of “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert, accompanied by a media swarm, sarcastically testified on Capitol Hill Friday about the conditions facing America’s undocumented farm workers.  Colbert, in character, told members of a House Judiciary subcommittee that he hoped … Continue reading →

There are two issues facing the United States–high unemployment and undocumented people in the workforce–that many Americans believe are related.  It is a fact that the food we all eat comes to us from the labor of undocumented farm workers. Agriculture … Continue reading →

This time the operation went down in New Orleans.  Similar to the Chicago bust last week, ICE and local law enforcement agencies conducted a three-day operation in which 28 gang members or associates were arrested.  These individuals have connections to … Continue reading →

The medical exam consists of a physical exam, an evaluation for Tuberculosis (TB) which involves a skin test and sometimes a chest x-ray, and a blood test. If you have any of the following communicable diseases you are considered inadmissible: … Continue reading →

On September 14, 2010, after a 3 day operation, ICE and local law enforcement agents in Chicago, Illinois arrested 20 foreign born gang members.  The 20 men arrested were documented street gang members from: the Latin Kings, Belizean Bloods, Two-Six … Continue reading →

In 2009 approximately 743,715 people completed the naturalization process and become U.S. Citizens.  Of these +700,000, individuals 74% of them resided in California, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, Massachusetts, Washington and Maryland. The top five countries of … Continue reading →

If you are from a country on the following list be prepared to experience visa processing delays due to “Security Advisory Opinions” or SAOs.   The U.S. Department of State requires special clearance procedures for persons in or from the … Continue reading →

USCIS is planning to host 63 special naturalization ceremonies across the U.S. in honor of September 17th, Annual Constitution and Citizenship Day.  During this celebration USCIS is expecting to naturalize 9,000 new U.S.Citizens.   Of the 63 special ceremonies, 22 … Continue reading →