Blog Posts in July, 2010

32 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2. Go to page 1 2   Next

Soccer Play Receives Green Card

Jamison Olave has received his U.S. green card which will grant him permanent resident status in the U.S. effective immediately. With his new status, Olave will no longer be an International Player on ...

North Carolina Man May Be Stripped of Citizenship

In North Carolina, a Congresswoman is trying to get a man stripped of his United States citizenship as he is suspected of running Al Qaeda's new online magazine. It is being asked that he be charged ...

Texas Uses Database to Deport Immigrants

In Texas, more than half of the counties are part of a program that relies on an FBI database and fingerprint database of anyone who has had contact with federal immigration authorities. The program ...

Detention Officer Facing Deportation

A former detention officer for the Sheriff's Department in Maricopa County, Arizona, is facing deportation after pleading guilty to developing inappropriate relationships with teenage girls. First, he ...

U.S. Asked to Grant Visa to Journalist

The U.S. is being urged to reconsider a previous decision that involved not issuing a visa to a Colombian journalist so that he can study at Harvard University. The journalist wants the matter to be ...

U.S. to Speed Up Visa Process for Performing Artists

As there have been a number of complaints about slow and inconsistent processing of visa applications for performing artists coming to the U.S., the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ...

Murder Charge Dismissed when Witness is Deported

A man who was charged with aggravated murder has had the charge dropped as the government deported the key witness against him. Daniel Mercado was going to testify against Jaime Gallegos in relation ...

Split on Immigrants being Allowed to Reopen Cases

A federal court has joined in deciding that the Board of Immigration Appeals has jurisdiction despite an immigrant's deportation. Other federal courts are disagreeing with this decision, which may ...

Employer Accused of Asking for Too Much Citizenship Information

A carpet maker settled a claim not too long ago in regard to not doing enough to verify the immigration status of its workers. However, now Garland Sales Inc. is being accused of demanding too much ...

Rapper Faces Deportation

Rapper Bushwick Bill is currently in Atlanta dealing with a deportation matter. Reports state that he is facing deportation because he was arrested and charged with soliciting. He is originally from ...

Crime Victim Visas All Issued

All of the 10,000 available immigration crime victim visas have been issued to those who have helped authorities investigate and prosecute perpetrators. The visas were originally created as part of ...

Driver in Accident Had Been Deported

Immigration officials are now dealing with a man who caused a fatal accident in Newport, California that left a bicyclist dead. The officials further report that he had a history of being ticketed for ...

Woman Facing Torture Avoids Deportation

A woman in New York who fled a Chinese arrest warrant for giving food and shelter to Korean refugees is no longer facing deportation. A federal appeals court ordered that the U.S. provide safety for ...

Need for Visas to Protect Migrant Crab Pickers

On the Eastern Shore, crab picking houses are relying on immigrant women to do necessary work. However, these women are often forced to pay foreign recruiters for low-paying jobs. A report is now out ...

Teenager Faces Deportation and Prosecution

U.S. marshals will be taking a Washington state teenager back to the U.S. from the Bahamas after pleading guilty to minor offenses committed there. As a result, he will be deported from there and soon ...

Another Russian Spy Deported

According to the U.S. federal authorities, a 12 th person has been detained in the investigation of a Russian spy ring. The man has reportedly been deported to Russia. Law enforcement officials have ...

Deportation After Traffic Violation

According to a report, a man is now facing deportation after being a passenger in a car that was pulled over for a routine traffic violation. Rogelio Calderon-Gonzalez was checked out by police as a ...

Immigrant Fighting Deportation

Carlyle Leslie Owens Dale is a legal permanent resident in the United States from Jamaica who has just been released from an immigration jail while his court appeals against an order for deportation ...

Couple Facing Deportation

A British couple who are established in Maine are now facing deportation because an immigration case worker in California declared their business, restaurant Laura's Kitchen, to not be profitable ...

Sexual Assault Could Lead to Deportation

A former nursing home employee who has been charged with sexually assaulting a resident could be facing deportation to his native Ghana. Kofi Agana is being scheduled to be deported soon as it was ...

Passport Fees on Rise

Passport fees in the United States are going to be going up. Adult passport book fees will go from $$100 to $135, while those for minors will be going from $85 to $105. Along with that, renewal fees ...

Deportation Numbers Up in Minnesota

According to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, during the first four months of 2010, deportation rates in Minnesota and the upper Midwest are up roughly one-third from last year. ...

Sunshine Girl Refused U.S. Visa

A rookie player for Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, part of the Netball Association, has been refused a visa to travel through the United States with the rest of her team. She will be traveling through on ...

Reunited Boy Facing Deportation

Zulma Arevalo has been reunited with her son who was caught crossing illegally into the United States to join his mother. The mother has temporary protected status in the United States. While the boy ...

Actor Stopped at Border with No Work Visa

British actor and musician Matthew Wycliffe, who will be making his debut in the production of "Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story," is stuck in Canada due to not having an American work visa. The producer ...
32 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2. Go to page 1 2   Next