A very interesting article was posted last Thursday by The Star Ledger discussing the new US Census figures. Of particular interest to New Jerseyans interested in immigration issues is the fact that this State saw a remarkable jump in its Mexican pop…
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A very interesting article came out recently by the Press of Atlantic City concerning the makeup of New Jersey’s foreign born population. Southern New Jersey, it reported, saw an increase of 40% of its foreign born residents since 2000. That by…
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Just two days ago, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a major new initiative to raise awareness about US Citizenship. Dubbed “The Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative,” the program will make even more educational…
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All 50 states and Puerto Rico introduced 1,538 bills and resolutions about immigrants and refugees in the first quarter of 2011, a 30 percent jump from 2010’s first quarter, the National Conference of State Legislatures reports.New Jersey Immig…
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Given the plethora of websites and businesses out there that profess to represent USCIS, it is not surprising that many people are confused as to where the immigration office actually is. In New Jersey, the main USCIS District Office is located at th…
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An article in The Economic Times recently reported that higher costs and increased government scrutiny have lowered applications for H-1B visas, which are temporary work visas for skilled professionals.H-1B visas are especially popular among highly s…
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The Department of Homeland Security really stepped up to the plate by recently re-designating Haiti as a country for TPS, or Temporary Protected Status. Although TPS is not a grant of permanent residence, it does authorize nationals of countries desi…
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An immigration judge in Newark recently suspended the deportation of a Venezuelan man who is married to an American man after intervention from the federal government, The New York Times reports.New Jersey Immigration lawyers work to explore every av…
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Every so often, while trying to ascertain what immigration applications a client may have filed in the past, I hear, “immigration approved that case because they gave me a work permit.” Unfortunately, things are never that simple. An empl…
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Did you know that expungements, while generally a good thing for people who have criminal records (whether arrests or convictions) and wish to keep them private, can be potentially detrimental to an application for naturalization/citizenship? Why? Th…
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