Refugees USA, US Immigration Laws, Information & Services http://www.refugeesusa.org US Immigration Laws, Information & Services Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:29:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Immigration waiver: blessing for families or unfair political move? http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-waiver-blessing-for-families-or-unfair-political-move/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-waiver-blessing-for-families-or-unfair-political-move/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:29:00 +0000 publisher http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-waiver-blessing-for-families-or-unfair-political-move/ A proposed change to a law governing how illegal immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens apply for legal status could allow thousands of families to stay together during the application process.

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-understanding-visa-waivers/feed/ 0 IMMIGRATION OFFICE: Go extra mile to improve service http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-go-extra-mile-to-improve-service/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-go-extra-mile-to-improve-service/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:30:10 +0000 elegant http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-go-extra-mile-to-improve-service/ THE Immigration Department at Putrajaya is without doubt one of the busiest and most important ones in the country. Much needs to be done to improve its facilities and services in order to meet the Home Ministry's key performance indicators.

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-go-extra-mile-to-improve-service/feed/ 0 Immigration cuts lengthy detention for foreigners http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-cuts-lengthy-detention-for-foreigners/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-cuts-lengthy-detention-for-foreigners/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:53:39 +0000 creative http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-cuts-lengthy-detention-for-foreigners/ The number of foreign nationals detained by immigration officials for one year or more has dropped significantly since a more flexible approach was adopted in response to harsh criticism of long-term detentions, according to the Justice Ministry. As of August, 167 foreigners at immigration facilities in Ibaraki, Osaka and Nagasaki prefectures had been held for at least six months, the ministry …

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-cuts-lengthy-detention-for-foreigners/feed/ 0 Immigration office to stay in Berks http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-to-stay-in-berks/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-to-stay-in-berks/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:15:28 +0000 creative http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-to-stay-in-berks/ The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement family shelter is staying in Berks County after ICE officials reversed course on a planned move to Texas.

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-office-to-stay-in-berks/feed/ 0 Immigration in the face of globalization http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-in-the-face-of-globalization/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-in-the-face-of-globalization/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:15:04 +0000 creative http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-in-the-face-of-globalization/ In 1958, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/immigration-in-the-face-of-globalization/feed/ 0 Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration arguments April 25 http://www.refugeesusa.org/supreme-court-to-hear-arizona-immigration-arguments-april-25/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/supreme-court-to-hear-arizona-immigration-arguments-april-25/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:11:59 +0000 publisher http://www.refugeesusa.org/supreme-court-to-hear-arizona-immigration-arguments-april-25/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear arguments on April 25 on the power of states to adopt tough immigration laws, concluding the term's scheduled oral arguments with a major case pitting Arizona against the Obama administration. The high court released on Friday its April calendar, listing immigration and other cases scheduled to be heard in its final …

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/supreme-court-to-hear-arizona-immigration-arguments-april-25/feed/ 0 Romney’s Immigration Views at Odds With His Church http://www.refugeesusa.org/romney%e2%80%99s-immigration-views-at-odds-with-his-church/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/romney%e2%80%99s-immigration-views-at-odds-with-his-church/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:51 +0000 elegant http://www.refugeesusa.org/romney%e2%80%99s-immigration-views-at-odds-with-his-church/ While Mitt Romney is taking a hard line on immigration even as the Republican primaries head toward the heavily Hispanic states of Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, the Mormon Church to which he belongs has become a decisive player in promoting policies that are decidedly more friendly toward immigrants.

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/romney%e2%80%99s-immigration-views-at-odds-with-his-church/feed/ 0 Police and immigration exceeded powers, inquiries find http://www.refugeesusa.org/police-and-immigration-exceeded-powers-inquiries-find/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/police-and-immigration-exceeded-powers-inquiries-find/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:05:47 +0000 creative http://www.refugeesusa.org/police-and-immigration-exceeded-powers-inquiries-find/ Police and immigration officials exceeded their legal powers by forcing an Indian woman to put her fingerprints on deportation documents, two separate inquiries have found.The breach has paved the way for the woman and her family…

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]]> http://www.refugeesusa.org/police-and-immigration-exceeded-powers-inquiries-find/feed/ 0 4 Plead Guilty in Connection With Reno Immigration Fraud, 191 Complaints http://www.refugeesusa.org/4-plead-guilty-in-connection-with-reno-immigration-fraud-191-complaints/ http://www.refugeesusa.org/4-plead-guilty-in-connection-with-reno-immigration-fraud-191-complaints/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:30:30 +0000 publisher http://www.refugeesusa.org/4-plead-guilty-in-connection-with-reno-immigration-fraud-191-complaints/ Four Reno immigration fraud suspects plead guilty on Jan. 31 for their participation in a Reno-area immigration assistance scam, announced Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.

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