Mr. Jack Townsend, a tax attorney from Houston, TX who has written numerous articles about federal tax crimes, reported today that the The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 days ago that Tax Perjury is a deportable offense.  That ruling was made in the case of Kawashima v. Holder, F.3d., (9th Cir. 2010). According to Mr. Townsend’s article, the Court ruled [...]

The New York Times reported yesterday that a meeting between the U.S. and Cuba officials is scheduled for February 19, 2010 to resume negotiations between the two governments to reduce the immigration of its nationals fleeing the island and endangering their lives at sea to reach the U.S. Under U.S. immigration and maritime laws, Cubans apprehended at sea are sent back.  However, Cubans who make it to the U.S. can apply [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported yesterday that it has designated a centralized location for foreign nationals applying for a Waiver of a Ground of Inadmissibility on Form I-601. Beginning January 27, 2010, applications of this type are to be mailed to the USCIS’ Vermont Service Center (VSC). The designation of the VSC as [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that in President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight, he will need to genuinely reconnect with the American public despite a now divided Congress and a frustrated nation. What the President plans to do in his address tonight is to discuss job creation to turn the economy around and, to reassure the American people that he [...]

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that although law enforcement agencies and community based organizations have made significant progress in assisting victims of domestic abuse in various immigrant communities, there are still too many victims that face obstacles such as language barriers, dependence on their abusers, and most importantly, undocumented foreign national victims of abuse refrain from reporting the abuse and seeking the help [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that insiders in Washington have said that in light of the President’s State of the Union address that is scheduled for this week Wednesday, he will mention a few initiatives such as doubling the child care tax credit for families earning under $85,000 per year, a $1.6 billion increase in federal funding for [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services  (USCIS) will begin accepting applications for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applications today for Haitian nationals due to the earthquake that ravaged that country last week. USCIS officials estimate that about 200,000 Haitian TPS applications will be received during the six (6) month registration period that was authorized by the [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that Haitian nationals who were in the U.S. on or before January 12, 2010 (the day the 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged that country) can submit their applications for Temporary Protected Status  (TPS) begining tomorrow.  The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish the details as to where to submit the applications either [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that DHS Secretary Napolitano in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State  (DOS)that humanitarian parole is now authorized to allow orphaned Haitian children to come to the United States on a temporary basis as part of the ongoing support of recovery efforts in the wake of last week’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ravaged Haiti. Both government agencies [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced this past weekend that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is now authorized for Haitian nationals.  The regulations will be published in the Federal Register as soon as possible. The eligibility requirements for Haitian TPS are the following: Be a national of Haiti, or a person [...]