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100th ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

A year ago today one of my client’s wished me Happy Women’s Day.  I was surprised as I had never before heard of International Women’s Day.  Today is a very special day as it marks the 100th Anniversary and I thought I would share … Continue reading

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Filing a Change of Address Form with USCIS?

USCIS announced as of April 1, 2011 Change of Address Forms should be mailed to the new filing location at: DHS/USCIS Harrisonburg File Storage Facility Attn:  AR-11 1344 Pleasants Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22801   Change of address forms mailed to … Continue reading

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Diversity Visa Scams

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

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UPDATE: Anti-Illegal Immigrant Activist Sentenced to Death

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

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UPDATE: Suspected Honor Killer Found Guilty

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

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UPDATE: Two Men Found Guilty in Federal Court of Hate Crime Murder of Mexican Immigrant

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

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U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES PRESS CONFERENCE ON STRATEGIC GOALS AND INITIATIVES FOR 2011

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

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Update on Delayed I-130 Applications

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

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Anti-Illegal Activist Convicted of Murder and May Face Death Penalty

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

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Update on Suspected Honor Killer’s Trial

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

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