Blog Posts in January, 2011

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Son Reunited with Parents

Kofi Oduro Nsenkyire has reportedly been reunited with his parents after 13 years apart. His parents came to the U.S. after they were granted a visa lottery. However, their sponsor was not comfortable ...

Former Informant Fighting Deportation

A former informant for immigration officials is reportedly now fighting deportation. The informant, Emilio Maya, used to help immigration officials obtain information about prostitution rings, gangs ...

Group Against Deportation of Sick Haitians

A group is reportedly speaking out against the deportations of Haitians who are seriously ill or have family in the U.S. The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights believes that deporting sick ...

Chinese Woman Gets Deportation Dearing

A Chinese woman is reportedly getting a hearing in regard to her deportation. Mei Fun Wong's lawyer is reportedly arguing that forcing her to have an intrauterine device isn't a routine medical ...

U.S. Reaches Work Visa Cap

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has reportedly received enough H-1B petitions to reach the cap for fiscal year 2011. The limitation on the work visas is reportedly 65,000. The ...

Emily Mortimer Receives U.S. Citizenship

British actress Emily Mortimer has received her U.S. citizenship. She moved to the U.S. about a decade ago when she married Alessandro Nivola. She reported that she underwent a grueling immigration ...

Man Deported to Rwanda

A man who was possibly the leader of a genocide has been deported from the U.S. to Rwanda. According to reports, Thierry Rugamba immigrated to the U.S. in 2000 claiming to be a victim of the 1994 ...

Man Deported to Rwanda

A man who was possibly the leader of a genocide has been deported from the U.S. to Rwanda. According to reports, Thierry Rugamba immigrated to the U.S. in 2000 claiming to be a victim of the 1994 ...

U.S. has Record Deportations

The U.S has reportedly deported a record number of illegal immigrants. In President Obama's first two years than ever before. According to reports, immigration officials have removed about 780,000 ...

Utah Teen Faces Deportation

A Utah teen who was on his way to college has reportedly been arrested for possible deportation. David Morales was stopped on a Greyhound bus as federal immigration officials were doing routine ...

Organ Donors Struggle for Visas

In the U.S., organ donors are needed but it can be difficult as some donors outside of the U.S. are struggling to get visas. One such matter is a man whose kidneys have failed. His brother lives in ...

Haitian Soccer Coach is Now U.S. Citizen

A Haitian soccer coach in Atlanta has become a U.S. citizen. Guy Valcourt has been working to get his young son out of Port-au-Prince since the earthquake and now may be able to do so. He was ...

Workplace Raids May Start Up Again

Republicans are reportedly seeking to get President Obama to start up workplace raids once more to deal with deportation matters. Workplace raids would likely result in the arrest of illegal employees ...

States Still Trying to Deny Citizenship

A number of states are reportedly still trying to deny citizenship when it comes to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. Pennsylvania, Arizona, South Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma are reportedly ...

Deportations to Haiti Resume

The U.S. has reportedly started up again with deportations to Haiti for the first time since the earthquake occurred last year. President Obama originally suspended deportations until safety and ...

Indian Students Facing Deportation

Hundreds of Indian students are facing deportation after their "sham" university was reportedly shut down in California. The school has allegedly been selling U.S. visas to willing students. The ...

Family Fighting Deportation

A family in the San Mateo, California area is reportedly fighting their father's deportation. Edgar Roblero has reportedly been ordered to leave the U.S. along with his two daughters, but he would be ...

Reporter Seeking Asylum to Find Out Fate

Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez has been seeking asylum in the U.S. and may soon find out his fate. He reportedly believes his life is in danger in Mexico and has done everything asked of him ...

Teen Facing Deportation

A teenager in the Utah area who is facing deportation is apparently one of the reasons some believe that the immigration laws are wrong. According to reports, David Morales came to the U.S. illegally ...

Man’s Deportation Suspended

A man in the Phoenix, Arizona area has reportedly had his deportation suspended for 30 days. The suspension is in relation to Pedro Gutierrez who did not know he was in the U.S. illegally until after ...

About Half of Work Visa Holders from India

It is being reported that about half of the people who have H-1B work visas are from India. This is because they are mostly hired for technology-related positions in the U.S. Between about 2000 and ...

Man on Trial for Visa Matter

A Bosnian Serb is about to go to trial in Wisconsin on the charges that he hid his role in a civilian massacre in order to get a visa to the U.S. It is believed that Mladjen Cvijanovic lied on his ...

New Law Preventing Citizenship

Kansas Secretary of State-elect Kris Kobach is reportedly proposing that U.S. citizenship not be given to American-born children of illegal immigrants. The 14th amendment claims that U.S. citizenship ...

Aldermen Wants Some Deportations Stopped

Chicago aldermen have reportedly asked that some deportations stop because the people should be covered by the DREAM Act. According to reports, the aldermen are asking President Obama to stop the ...

Woman Renounces U.S. Citizenship

Shahine Robinson, who has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, had to renounce her U.S. citizenship in order to do so. She was originally booted from the House as she admitted that she was a ...
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