Archive for the ‘Alejandro Mayorkas’ Category

DHS’ New Program, to Recognize Employers Committed to Maintaining a Legal Workforce

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano, along with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas had announced the “I E-Verify” campaign to recognize the approximately 170,000 businesses nationwide that seek to maintain legal workforces by ...

USCIS Fee Increases Likely

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Alejandro Mayorkas had indicated that a fee increase is “probable” considering the agency’s steep drop-off in revenue last year and dismal projections for 2010. The USCIS is also reviewing possible cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, however, this ...