The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement a Southern Border and Approaches Campaign Strategy , which will employ DHS assets in a strategic and coordinated way to provide effective enforcement of our laws and interdict individuals seeking to illegally across land, sea, and air. To accomplish this, DHS is commissioning three task forces of various law enforcement agencies, the first which will focus on the southern maritime border.
Great news for persons who have immediate relative U. S. citizen spouses or parents. The new I-601 waiver policy comes into effect on March 4, 2013, allowing persons who are here unlawfully to apply for a waiver without departing the United States.