The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in San Francisco experienced a fire on Thursday, June 14. As a result of the disruption to service, some applicants may have been unable to get to the San Francisco Field Office for their scheduled interviews. USCIS will automatically reschedule interviews for those affected.
| Date | Location | City, State |
|---|---|---|
| 6/18/2012 | Orlando City Hall Rotunda | Orlando, FL |
| 6/20/2012 | San Jose Field Office | San Jose, CA |
| 6/20/2012 | US District Court of Eastern WA Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse | Spokane, WA |
| 6/21/2012 | D1 Anchor Ceremony Department of State | Washington, DC |
| 6/21/2012 | Seattle Field Office | Seattle , WA |
| 6/22/2012 | Chula Vista Field Office | Chula Vista, CA |
| 6/22/2012 | Oakland Park Field Office | Oakland Park, FL |
| 6/23/2012 | Benson High School | Omaha, NE |
| 6/23/2012 | Grove Plaza | Boise, ID |
| 6/23/2012 | Bob Bullock History Museum | Austin, TX |
| 6/29/2012 | Hialeah Field Office | Hialeah, FL |
El sistema de transportación pública Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART, por sus siglas en inglés) de San Francisco experimentó hoy un fuego en una de sus facilidades, lo que provocó la interrupción de sus servicios. Dado el caso de que a algunos de los solicitantes les pudo haber resultado imposible llegar a la Oficina de Campo de San Francisco para su entrevistas, USCIS reprogramará las citas de los afectados.
Dreaming of DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors)
For years I have pinned my hope that Congress would soon pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act) to help legalize a selective group of minors that have grown up in the United States to become lawful permanent residents. These youth have been in the United States most of their life. Our school systems help them with their education, and some have moved forward with college on their own without the assistance of grants, funding or student loans. After earning a degree (whether high school or college), these youths are facing a daunting task of procuring a job or profession without any proper legal documents / their once promising future and dreams come to an immediate halt without work authorization documents or legal status. I personally believe that these youths are our assets in which we have personally invested in them, but we have failed to capitalize on their talents and potential by not offering them a legal status in our society/ for these reasons, I had high hopes that the DREAM Act would soon be passed. After all, Congress, whether the Republican or Democratic Party, has bilaterally supported the DREAM Act. My hope for Congress to pass the DREAM Act dissipated over the years. The Senate has introduced the DREAM Act almost every year, but it did not go far in the legislation process. The DREAM Act was even incorporated into the comprehensive immigration reform legislation in 2005 and 2007, but the legislation failed. The passing of the DREAM Act would be a dream for these youths, especially given the current stagnate political environment on an election year.
Yesterday, the White House administration, bypassed Congress, and announced that the Department of Homeland Security would implement deferred action for those that are eligible under the DREAM Act this is a step closer to the dream. Although it is an exercise of prosecutorial discretion by an administrative agency, deferred action has at least temporary provided a lawful status for these youth to further pursue their future. More importantly, it now forces Congress to address the DREAM Act or at least provide political coverage for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has provided a list of frequently asked questions and answers about the recently announced deferred action program.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Yesterday, June 11, 2012, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2013.
USCIS will consider properly filed cases as received on the date that USCIS physically receives the petition; not the date that the petition was postmarked. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation workers if they arrive after June 11, 2012 and seek an employment start date in FY 2013.
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