The Washington Times reported today that the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. shrunk by approximately 1 million in the past 2 years as a result of the Bush administration’s increased enforcement efforts.  Additionally, the fact that the economy spiraled downward, also contributed to the reduction in the undocumented immigrant population according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Homeland [...]

The Washington Times reported today that the U.S. Census Bureau is having trouble in gaining the trust of immigrants, particularly, undocumented immigrants that census data collected from them will not be used against them to identify, apprehend, and deport. During the last census count in 2000, the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) was asked by the Census Bureau to temporarily suspended large-scale [...]

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 Miami Herald reported today that in light of the rising unemployment rate (approximately 10%), an all important question has come up in the immigration reform debate.  That question is, “Will legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants further hurt or help the economy?” The answer is difficult to come by due to conflicting reports that were issued recently.  One such report released last week endorsed [...]

The Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) recently apprehended and indicted a Guyanese national along with a few others on charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with the smuggling and/or attempted smuggling of four Indian nationals into the United States. According to the indictment, from April 2009 to Nov. 17, 2009, a USICE investigation revealed that the individuals conspired to bring to [...]

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled recently and as a result clarified in the case of Matter of Martinez-Serrano, 25 I&N Dec. 151 (BIA 2009) that a conviction for Alien Smuggling is not necessary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to charge a foreign national with a ground of deportability under section 237(a)(1)(E)(i) – (Alien [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported late last week that immigration reform would be possible by next year according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano. In a nutshell, the DHS Secretary stated that immigration reform is possible because the government has significantly improved border control and internal immigration work place enforcement, that it has the ability to focus on [...]

The New York Times reported today that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning ahead for the possibility of legalizing millions of undocumented aliens. We are all aware that the Obama Administration has placed immigration reform on the back burner until next year because of more pressing issues that mist be resolved including, health care [...]

The Washington Times reported recently that with President Obama having postponed immigration reform until sometime next year because of more pressing issues such as health care reform and the economy, immigrant rights groups have criticized the Obama Administration by saying that immigration reform is “slipping away.” Several groups have said the only short term solution for undocumented immigrants until immigration reform ultimately [...]

The White House released President Obama’s remarks following a meeting yesteday with congressional leaders about immigration reform. The President had asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to lead a group that would be working with leaders from both chambers of Congress to draft legislation that would reform the nation’s immigration laws. Additionally, the President asked that in the next 3 months, for the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) [...]