Comments for Immigrant Daily

Comment on Expediting Pending USCIS Applications by Akiko Dohi

Akiko Dohi — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:16:09 +0000

I have recently completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at UNT-HSC in Fort Worth, TX. I have a post-doc position at Tufts Medical in Boston which begins March 22nd. I have filed for an I-765 visa, but my status is still “in review.” I cannot schedule an appointment at the Dallas Field Office until 90 days have passed, but that puts me past my 60 days post-graduation to remain in the country. It was received on Nov. 23, 2009, with 90 days out being February 21. My 60 days are up on Feb. 9, 2010.

Can this process be expedited, and if so, how?
If not, what can I do so that I can remain in the U.S. until it is processed?

Comment on IPC to have New Director by Judy

Judy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:43:27 +0000

I just finished watching Ms. Giovagnoli and Mark Kirkorian “debate” on CSPAN and I’m appalled at what I heard. Her ignorance of the reality of the impact of illegal immigration on the average citizen of this country makes me wonder how she was ever appointed to this position. But then her narrow, uninformed statements must support the views of your organization or why would you have appointed her to such a position! Kirkorian 1; Giovagnoli/Immigration Policy Center 0.

Comment on FAQs CNMI Specific Nonimmigrant Investor Visa Classification by shan

shan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:59:48 +0000

I’m a contract worker here in CNMI. I’m a holde rof Umbrella permit. At the same time, I have a tourist visa so I can travel to Guam or US anytime I want to for pleasure only. My question is, If I decided to go to Guam after Nov. 28, 2009, I can always come back because I have the US visa right? What will happen to my cnmi status or umbrella permit. can I still continue my work? I heared that once the contract worker leaves the CNMI, even though she was able to secure visa, she can always come back but can’t continue her job. Please advise what to do.

Thank you.

Comment on Who Can Represent Aliens in Immigration Proceedings? EOIR Fact Sheet by Manuel Horacio Lima De Jesus

Manuel Horacio Lima De Jesus — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:22 +0000

Well I,m graduated from law school.I’m master em Poliical Sciences,member of IBA(International Bar Association no.1025906,memnber of National Bar Assicationn.127760,Diploma of Human Rigfts Practice 31 yars exp with lwayers.Can I represent aliens in agence (Immigratio)?

Comment on Despite Being Deported as Criminal Alien LPR Wins $145K Settlement from NYC by David

David — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:19:24 +0000

To Whom It May Concern:
I have to first say that my husband has made some really awful judgment calls in his life but I have to ask because of bad decisions does that warrant his removal from the United States to a country he has no communal or cultural ties to? There is a law called the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 and because he was 20 ,he was two years too old it won’t apply to him. So now he faces a type of death sentence being dropped in a country with no skills to survive. The story of Joao Herbert deported for selling a small quantity of marijuana and being deported to Brazil and killed by corrupt police rattles me and does nothing to make me feel OK with my husbands deportation. Sent away from all the family he knows, in addition his 2 young daughters that will be unable to have their Daddy in their lives. I can’t believe this happening and that other families go through this same ordeal everyday. Criminal deportation is lost in apathy and I feel that it needs a face.I want someone somewhere to see how this affects not only the deportee but the family that is left behind struggling to cope with the stress and loss of a loved one.
My husband was born in Brazil, his mother met and married an American that adopted him, soon after moving the family to the U.S.,making a home in Texas. Fast forward 25 years ….My husband grew up speaking only English and only knowing his culture as American. Only aware of his Brazilian roots via his mother was Brazilian and he was born there, foggy memories of the hotel pool with huge palm trees from a short vacation in Brazil when he was 8. Currently my husband sits at a department of homeland security detention center in Florence, Arizona awaiting his fate. When he was 17 he got into some trouble, a girl he was with was wearing his jacket that had a pocketful of magic mushrooms and so he was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced probation but that’s not all folks INS picked him up and proceeded to try and deport him. Luckily his mother stepped in and got an immigration attorney, granted he was detained and almost killed (long story) but was released and received a cancellation of deportation and all was well until present day. We are from Austin, Texas and in 2007 I was offered an awesome job in Tucson, Arizona. So we relocated and tried our best at settling in. David got a blah job he didn’t love and I was working crazy overnight 12 hour shifts at the hospital, needless to say we were not having the best time in Arizona. We were passing ships so to say and starting to miss Austin. My mother (who was in Texas)was really sick and we started hatching our escape plan back to Texas. We had the day we were to leave planned, everything was going as scheduled kind-of….We were in a disagreement about things pertaining to re-starting life in Austin, we had put a great strain on our finances with moving back to Texas and under a lot of stress. We had a huge argument and on the day we were to leave ..Uhaul packed, condo cleaned and ready to depart ….We had both our vehicles there one with the uhaul and one just packed with stuff. He decided to come one day after me so I left with the uhaul and began the drive back to Texas. Upon arriving I called to find out his eta and was unable to reach him. The next day he called back and said he was getting ready to leave, later that night he called me and had obviously been drinking(I was freaked out my husband rarely drinks)He was still in Tucson and was rambling on about our earlier fight and our financial situation and what we were going to do in Texas to reestablish ourselves and other inaudible rants. I told him not to worry to get some rest and please be on the road tomorrow and back in Texas so we can work through some of the problems and make a plan for what we were going to do. 5 am I get a call from a even drunker David and can’t make out word 1, something to the effect of he was cut and bleeding and hoped he got gangrene and his arm will fall off weirdness. I was upset thought he had been attacked or in a fight he went from angry to hopeless to frustration to sadness, rambling, apologizing and crying and there was nothing I could do from Austin but sit and listen to his drunken madness. Finally he got off the phone and all I could do was hope that he would be on his way the next morning. He arrived back in Texas 2 days late but all in one piece minus the gash on his arm. He tells me in a whisper he screwed up. After drinking way too much at the bars in downtown Tucson he was feeling sorry for himself and walking aimlessly throughout the streets. He said he felt angry and self destructive and stopped in front of a restaurant looking at his reflection in the glass door and without thinking struck it with all his might.The glass was shattered and he realized he had cut his arm badly, his reaction was to put his hand inside the shattered glass and turn the knob of door, let himself into the darkened restaurant and help himself to a towel to clean his wounded arm. He then left in no rush just walked out like it was an ordinary event. When he awoke the next morning he hoped it was all a nightmare until he saw his gash on his arm proof that it was all real. He left Tucson and life went on normally after that we resumed the normal day to day working life and living like that night never happened. In May of 2008 almost one year later we heard that a detective from Tucson called his mothers house and stated flatly that David had a warrant for his arrest, a burglary charge at that! He was scared and bugging out trying to figure out how this whole situation could be resolved.Let me skip over some boring details to get to the meat of this story. Even after hiring a lawyer he was convicted and sentenced to 1.5 years for a 4th class felony burglary(Arizona is tough on criminals ).He did 9 months of that sentence and was released to immigration and now sits at a detention center for immigration court.Immigration law is a complex web of confusion and difficult to maneuver through to gain leniency for the alien legal or not(I have never thought of my husband as an alien but on paper since he never got his citizenship that’s what he is ) He has legal permanent residency but because he was sentenced over 12 months the United States deems his crime an aggravated felony ,even though state law contradicts that. Now since he had his one and only cancellation of deportation used when he was 17, he gets no relief from removal proceedings. We have spoken to umpteen immigration lawyers and there is no hope, no chance, no way to get out of the deportation.”Close to impossible” one lawyer said “I wouldn’t even take your money” another said, are you serious we have no way to fight this? So at this point my husband can try and fight this with no hope just to stall for time and keep appealing and appealing , but he wants to be free, he has been incarcerated now for 16 months now and he sees signing the paper to be deported as alluring and his only way to be free. Now the MAJOR PROBLEM with him signing the paper & giving up the fight to stay in the U.S. is we don’t know anyone in Brazil, we don’t speak any Portuguese and most important we don’t know how to survive there IE work and make a living to live, eat, have shelter….We keep hearing from his family how terrible Brazil is , how awful the crime, poverty and how we will be targets since we are gringo’s. In addition my husband has 2 daughters from a previous marriage, he will not ever get to see or be with again because of this deportation. So what are we to do? He is happy go lucky with an attitude that we can make it work and God will protect us and carry us through. So I am a nervous wreck because the countdown begins any day now when he signs his name at the dotted line. Actions begin to have him deported within six weeks……They will just dump him at the airport in Brazil and he has nowhere to go.please my husband stay in the USA I am
Sad and Frustrated
Samila Drouin

Comment on DOS Issued Important Notice about DV-2011 by samuel kariuki

samuel kariuki — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:26:25 +0000

i have tried sending the photo electronically i have failed and time is running out on me.
what do i do?

Comment on June 2008 Visa Bulletin by Raj

Raj — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:47:01 +0000

Looking at the bulletin history here http://www.VisaBulletinArchive.com my hope just fades. It’s unreliable that there is little or no movement for past 2 years and I think it will only get worse. Sorry I may sound upset but do not you think it is ridiculous?

Comment on Mexican Nationals will Require a Visa to Travel to Canada by stella01234

stella01234 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:46:41 +0000

hey thats an important news article.thanks for the information

Comment on Direct Route to Green Card for PhD Students by sgt_pepper

sgt_pepper — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00:32 +0000

This is great news for all companies and managers who fight to keep top talent in the US…Existing laws make it very difficult to recruit and retain the cream of the crop in technology / engineering areas because of the long and painful process involved in obtaining permanent residency in this country…If US companies are to remain competitive in a world where other developed nations have already recognized this opportunity and have made it much easier for highly skilled workers to obtain permanent residency in their countries…

Comment on H-2B Cap Reached by Armand Hammer

Armand Hammer — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:19:54 +0000

The cap is definitely a problem and this event is getting lots of news coverage. One thing getting no coverage but may prove to be as disruptive are the new rules to be implemented by USCIS regarding the H-2B program. No one is talking about the intent to prohibit recruiting agents from collecting fees from workers. Yes, there have been abuses and yes, employers perhaps should share a greater portion of the financial burden, but overseas agents play a very important role in attracting applicants and provide them services preparing for the visa interview, helping them book inexpensive flights, sensitivity training and US orientation. Whether the regulations as written actually will prevent fees from being paid remains to be seen. WHile the intent is clear, the reg is poorly written, and enforcement (purportedly by DOL) will be difficult.