American Immigration Blog

USCIS’s new electronic registration process for employers seeking H-1B workers begins March 1, 2020. The post explains the annual visa cap, lottery selection process, and April petition filing period.

Indian nationals rushed to secure EB5 Regional Center investments at the $500,000 minimum before it increased to $900,000 on November 21, 2019, amid lengthy backlogs in other employment- and family-based visa categories.

Today, immigrants make up around 13 percent of the U.S. population, yet they play a great role in entrepreneurship and business formation relative to their overall numbers. According to a report from the Kauffman Foundation, immigrants continue to be almost twice as likely as the native-born to become entrepreneurs.

President Obama will announce a major executive action on immigration reform on Thursday, the White House said today. In his address to the nation, president Obama will lay out his plan to fix our broken immigration system.The president will use an 8 p.m. EST address Thursday to announce his measures. The president will then travel to Del Sol High School Las Vegas on Friday and will sign the executive actions.

Immigration activists, frustrated with the rate of deportations under Obama and further exasperated with the delay in Obama's immigration action, have been urging the White House to go big and expand the deferred deportation order in a way that allows the maximum number of people to stay. But many who have been watching the process closely believe the eventual announcement will fall short of those appeals.

As early as this week, officials said, Mr. Obama is expected to announce plans to shield up to five million people from deportation and provide work permits for many of them. Mr. Obama’s actions come after a concerted lobbying campaign by immigration advocates demanding presidential action in the face of 400,000 deportations every year.  

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security considered a proposed Kids Act addressing immigrants brought to the United States as children, alongside the Senate’s similar Dream Act proposal.

Gallup polling showed Americans becoming more accepting of increased immigration, with 23% expressing support—the highest level recorded at that time.

Only one month after the Obama administration announced the acceptance of applications under the Deferred Action program on August 15, 2012, and we now have the first set of approvals granted this week. This signifies that as early as this month many of these young immigrant students will have received deferrals. 

In the absence of definitive regulations, it is important to review all possible legal issues before filing for Deferred Action (DACA). We will continue to update our blog and website as more information becomes available and in the meantime will post blogs on frequently asked questions and other issues related to DACA

USCIS announced procedures for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, scheduled to begin on August 15, 2012.

The new Deferred Action program is a very exciting opportunity for more than a million persons who came to the United States when they were young and remain undocumented. The program, when implemented, requires completion of an application, which is submitted to the Department of Homeland Security. 

President Obama’s announcement on June 15th 2012, means that the Department of Homeland Security will stop all deportation of young immigrants that meet certain criteria and conditions. 

New regulations governing deferred action were expected by August 16, 2012.

The Department of Homeland Security announced that certain young people brought to the United States as children could receive renewable two-year deferred action and apply for work authorization.