The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reported recently that Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY) and Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Orphans, Widows and Widowers Protection Act (S. 1247) to amend the immigration laws to provide benefits for applicants who have submitted family-based petitions based on marriage to U.S. citizen spouses who subsequently pass away during the immigration process.   The bill if [...]

Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY), Kennedy (D-MA), and Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085) recently.  The bill if passed into law, would allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent resident petitioners and their relatives abroad, to reunite in the United States in a more timely manner.  The bill would reform the immigration laws concerning family based immigration to end lengthy separations due to the lack of [...]