Archive for the ‘Immigration Policy’ Category

DHS Starts Collecting Biometric Fingerprints at Airports in Atlanta and Detroit

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Marking a new beginning toward deploying biometric exit procedures for international travelers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started collecting biometrics-digital fingerprints from non-U.S. citizens departing U.S. as part of a pilot program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The departing non-U.S. citizens from ...

Indictment of Kansas City Employment Firms Depict Shift on Immigration Policy

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

In line with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s pledge to prosecute employers knowingly hiring alien workers in violation of law, three Kansas City area employment firms have been charge allegedly for smuggling hundreds of foreign workers into the country to work illegally as “modern day slaves.” The indictment clearly indicates ...

USCIS Circulates AILA Meeting Q&A Details

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has released the details of questions posed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) along with the answers discussed at the March 19, 2009, meeting held at USCIS headquarters for general public information. Questions asked by AILA covered multitude of issues pertaining to ...