Category Archive for "Immigration News"

USCIS Program Extension Alert

Oct 13 2012

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises the public that Public Law 112-176, signed by the President on Sept. 28,…

USCIS Announces FY 2012 Grant Recipients On Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

Oct 12 2012

WASHINGTON—As part of its celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the…

USCIS and Los Angeles Expand Immigrant Integration Efforts to City’s 73 Public Libraries with “Citizenship Corners”

Oct 12 2012

LOS ANGELES—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced today a new…

Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti

Oct 12 2012

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Next week, the Department of Homeland Security…

Maintenance Outages affecting e-filing and ELIS scheduled for September 14 to 16

Sep 13 2012

USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) will undergo scheduled maintenance from Sept. 14 at 8 pm to Sept. 16 at…

USCIS Reaches Milestone for Third Straight Year: 10,000 U Visas Approved in Fiscal Year 2012

Aug 29 2012

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today marked a significant milestone in its efforts to provide relief to victims of…

USCIS Publishes Forms for Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Aug 14 2012

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted a Federal Register notice announcing new forms and instructions to allow…

DHS Outlines Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process

Aug 04 2012

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today provided additional information on the deferred action for childhood arrivals process during a national…

New Online Resource Provides Immigration Information in Up to 22 Different Languages

Jul 31 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched its online Multilingual Resource Center, a new feature on www.uscis.gov.…

USCIS to Welcome More Than 4,000 New Citizens During Independence Day Celebrations

Jul 16 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will commemorate America’s 236th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new citizens…