Monthly Archives: February 2011

Numerous individuals have reported fraudulent e-mails and letters saying they have been selected in the Diversity Visa program and asked to pay a fee to “complete” the Diversity Visa process.  These scammers pose as the U.S. government in an attempt … Continue reading →

Update to our previous post on February 18, 2011: Shawna Forde, the leader of the Minutemen American Defense, a small border watch group, becomes the third woman on Arizona’s death row, the Pima County Attorney’s Office said. The 43-year-old Forde … Continue reading →

Update to our previous post on February 15, 2011: A Maricopa County, Arizona, jury convicted Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, on Tuesday of second-degree murder in the 2009 death of his daughter, Noor Faleh Almaleki.  The jury also found him guilty … Continue reading →

Update to our previous post on October 15, 2010: Two Pennsylvania men convicted of a hate crime in the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant were each sentenced Wednesday to spend nine years behind bars, according to a U.S. … Continue reading →

Today the Director of USCIS, Alejandro Mayorkas, outlined the agency’s priorities and goals for 2011. Goal 1: To strengthen the immigration system’s national security safeguards and combat fraud. We have no mission more important than guarding against those who might … Continue reading →

In our February 15, 2011 post we reported USCIS implemented a rapid response plan to expedite the adjudication of approximately 36,000 I-130 petitions. To date USCS has: Approved: 10,264 Denied: 55 Mailed out Requests for Evidence/Intents to Deny: 4,137 Referred … Continue reading →

Shawna Forde, an anti-illegal immigration activist, was convicted Monday on eight counts, including two counts of murder for the shooting deaths of Raul Flores and his daughter, Brisenia, and the attempted murder of the child’s mother, Gina Gonzales.  The jury … Continue reading →

The murder trial of Iraqi immigrant, Faleh Almaleki, accused of fatally running down his daughter with an SUV in 2009, is in the hands of the Maricopa County Superior Court jury. During the trial Almaleki chose not to testify and … Continue reading →

In November 2010, USCIS transferred approximately 36,000 Immediate Relative petitions from the California Service Center to the Texas Service Center. USCIS had hoped this redistribution of work would result in more timely adjudication of these petitions.  However, due to a … Continue reading →

A U.K. Border Agency officer has been dismissed from duty after alleged misconduct proved true.  The officer used his access to national security databases to put his wife on the “do not fly list” after the women left for a … Continue reading →