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Texas Governor Signs Controversial Bill that Gives Police Power to Check Immigration Status of Those Stopped for Traffic Violations

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday night signed into law a highly controversial bill that gives local police powers to enforce federal immigration laws, including the power to inquire about the immigration status of…

May 8, 2017
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Texas Senate Passes Bill that Gives Police Power to Inquire about Immigration Status of those Stopped for Minor Traffic Violations

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a highly controversial bill that gives local police departments the power to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they arrest or detain, including people pulled over by p…

May 6, 2017
Results of the U.S. Green Card Lottery 2018 (Diversity Visa 2018) Now Available Online
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Results of the U.S. Green Card Lottery 2018 (Diversity Visa 2018) Now Available Online

The results of the American Green Card Lottery for the fiscal year 2018 (Diversity Visa 2018) are now available online. The Entrant Status Check opened on Tuesday, May 2nd and will remain open until September 30th, 20…

May 2, 2017
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services Unveils New Fraud-Proof Green Cards

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday, May 1st began issuing newly re-designed tamper-proof Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards). The new cards “use enhanced graphics and fraud-resista…

May 1, 2017
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Canada to Launch New Program that Helps Companies Recruit High-Skilled Foreign Workers

The Canadian government is launching a new program to help Canadian companies recruit skilled workers abroad. The Global Skills Strategy will be launched on June 12, 107 and will speed up visa processing for companies…

Apr 26, 2017
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Immigration: Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Donald Trump's Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities

A federal judge in San Francisco, California on Tuesday temporarily blocked parts of an immigration executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January that would withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuar…

Apr 25, 2017
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Immigration: Dreamers Can 'Rest Easy' without Fear of Deportation, Says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has assured immigrants brought illegally into the US as children to “rest easy” without fear of being targeted for deportation by his administration. In an interview with The Associated Pre…

Apr 22, 2017
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Australia Unveils New Tougher Citizenship Requirements

The Australian government has unveiled new rules that will make it much harder to become a naturalized citizen of the country if adopted. Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull on Thursday proposed the new measures, which inc…

Apr 20, 2017
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USCIS to Issue Re-Designed High-Tech Green Cards and Employment Authorization Cards Starting May 1st

In an effort to deter document tampering and fraud, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced that it will begin issuing newly re-designed Green Cards (Permanent Resident Cards) and Empl…

Apr 19, 2017
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U.S. President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Overhaul of Foreign Work Visas

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at tightening the H1-B visa program, a program that US employers use to hire high-skilled foreign workers in technical fields. The 'Buy American…

Apr 18, 2017
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Maryland Immigration Bill Dies in the Senate

The Maryland state Senate on Monday night failed to advance a bill that prohibited the state’s law enforcement agencies from assisting federal immigration officers without a judicial warrant. House Bill 1362, also kno…

Apr 11, 2017
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U.S. to Deport 4,000 Somalis, Says Embassy

U.S. Immigration agents are planning to deport about 4,000 Somali nationals from the United States, Somalia’s ambassador says. "We learned through immigration sources that the total number of the Somalis that are in t…

Apr 10, 2017
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H1-B Visa Applications Cap Reached in Just Five Days, Says USCIS

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday said it has received the 65,000 cap of H1-B visa applications for fiscal year 2018, less than a week after the filling period began. Congress ma…

Apr 10, 2017
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California Bill Protects Undocumented Immigrants Who Are Victims or Witnesses of Crime

The California State Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that prohibits law enforcement agencies from detaining for immigration purposes undocumented immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime. Bill AB493, sponso…

Apr 7, 2017
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Foreigners Entering the US May Be Forced to Give Up their Phone and Social Media Passwords

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday said there are plans to apply stricter screening procedures to foreigners visiting the United States. Kerry, in a testimony in the US Senate, said t…

Apr 5, 2017
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Baltimore County Executive Signs Executive Order Protecting Immigrants

Baltimore County (Maryland) Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Wednesday signed an executive order that bars the county’s police officers from detaining people solely based on suspicion of their immigration status and/or ina…

Apr 5, 2017
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Immigration: California Senate Passes Sanctuary State Bill

The California Senate on Monday voted 27-12 to pass a bill making California a “sanctuary state”. The bill, named Senate Bill 54, prohibits local and state law enforcement agencies from using public resources to “inve…

Apr 5, 2017
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Cracking Down on H1-B Visa Program

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it will crack down on U.S. employers abusing the H1-B visa program. In a press release made public on Monday, the agency said it will be con…

Apr 4, 2017
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H1-B US Visa Application Period Begins Today, April 3rd

The application period for H1-B US visa petitions for fiscal year 2018 begins today, Monday, April 3rd, 2017. H1-B is a popular non-immigrant visa program that grants high-skilled professionals especially in the tech…

Apr 3, 2017
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Five Immigrants Arrested after Showing Up for Green Card Interviews at the USCIS Office in Lawrence, Massachusetts

U.S. Immigration officers arrested five people on Wednesday in Lawrence, New Hampshire when they showed up for green card interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office, reports WBUR radio…

Mar 31, 2017
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