Ever since the Arizona governor signed the Legal Arizona Workers Act, a state legislation that included tougher immigration enforcement into law, the US government and the Obama administration have been threatening to file lawsuit to challenge the state’s power to legislature over matters involving immigration related issues.
Yu, South & Associates learned from Dallas Morning News that Texas Republicans voted on last Saturday night, June 12, 2010 at the Texas State GOP Convention held in Dallas, TX to call for a state law that would require local police officers to verify that people arrested on suspicion of a crime are in the country legally.
Yu, South & Associates reminds our clients that the US Department of State (DOS) is increasing fees to ensure sufficient resources to cover the rising cost of processing nonimmigrant visas. This increase applies both to nonimmigrant visas placed in passports and to border crossing cards issued to certain applicants in Mexico.
If you are a Chilean national, you might be eligible for special considerations for certain US immigration benefits:
Yesterday, USCIS announced on separate occasions that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua was extended for an additional 18 months from the time of their scheduled expiration dates respectively. This was very good news for the citizens and nationals from those three countries.
