Archive for the ‘Mayorkas’ Category

USCIS Realigns its Organizational Structure for More Efficiency

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced Tuesday, a realignment of its organizational structure that could help USCIS achieve greater efficiency. The three major changes include: Creation of a Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate reflecting its anti-fraud and national security responsibilities the USCIS will bring ...

Widow Penalty Outlawed

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Finally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) puts an end to a defective federal law that made deceased U.S. citizens’ alien widows ‘ lives miserable. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interpreted the previous law as, if a citizen spouse dies before the USCIS acts on his/her petition ...