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Texas Detainees Held in Standing-Room-Only Conditions for Weeks

Detainees at a Texas Border Patrol processing center that is seriously overcrowded were forced to wear dirty clothing for days and to stand on toilets to get air to breathe, according to a report from Time Magazine. When conducting surprise...

Immigration

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El Departamento de Estado ahora requiere por parte de los Solicitantes a Visa que compartan sus cuentas de Redes Sociales

El Departamento de Estado ha actualizado su aplicación para solicitantes a Visa de Inmigrante y No Inmigrante, ahora se requiere compartir sus “Identificadores Sociales”, incluyendo Facebook, Twitter y YouTube, es necesario que el aplicante comparta cualquier cuenta que haya sido...

USCIS Immigration News

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State Department Now Requires Visa Applicants Social Media Accounts

The State Department has updated immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms and that visa applicants share their social media accounts and “social identifiers” including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and require the applicant to provide any account names they may have...

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Potential Path to Citizenship for Dreamers Passes House

A House Bill known as the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 passed on Tuesday, June 4. It would create a new legal pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, 2.5 million young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally as...

DACA

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Proyecto de Ley para hacer Ciudadanos a Dreamers fue aprobado por la Cámara de Representantes

¡Sí se puede! El Proyecto de Ley conocido como Ley del Sueño y Promesas 2019 fue aprobado el Martes 4 de Junio. Ésto pudiera crear un nuevo camino legal hacia la ciudadanía para 2.5 millones de jóvenes indocumentados que fueron...

Naturalization Citizenship

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5 Common Mistakes When Applying for US Citizenship (Video)

Making a mistake on your immigration application can cost you money and time, and result in your application being denied permanently or temporarily. Here are five common blunders to avoid making on your citizenship documents. Filing When You Are Not...

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Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Mexico To Stop Illegal Immigration

On May 30, 2019, President Trump announced via tweet that beginning June 10, the US government will impose new tariffs on Mexico to reduce illegal immigration from Central America: "Starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a...

Deportation

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Immigrant Will Be Deported: Ruled Notice to Appear Did Not Require Hearing Date and Time

On May 20, 2019, the 7th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a Mexican immigrant who has lived continuously in the United States since 1999 can be deported despite his Notice to Appear not stating the...

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Will Illinois Ban For-Profit ICE Detention Centers?

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is reviewing a proposal to ban private detention centers to house ICE detainees, reports the Chicago Tribune. The Illinois Senate approved House Bill 2040. A private company in Virginia, Immigration Centers of America, wants to construct...

Immigration

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Research: No Correlation Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime

The New York Times reports the Pew Research Center has released estimates of undocumented populations sorted by metro area to analyze how unauthorized immigration has affected crime rates since 2007. Because there is no exact count of unauthorized immigrants living...