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## DHS’s New e-FOIA Mobile App

July 10, 2015 by Lynn Olinger

If you’re a non-citizen who has ever applied for an immigration benefit, including U.S. entry at the border or an airport, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an “A file” (alien file) on you. Why not see what’s in it? DHS’s new mobile app is an attempt to make it easier to do so.… Read More »

## MARRIAGE EQUALITY

June 26, 2015 by Lynn Olinger

The Supreme Court declared marriage equality legal in all 50 states. Thank you justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan.

## State Dept: Visa Delays Worldwide!

June 14, 2015 by Lynn Olinger

The U.S.D.O.S. reported a tech glitch that has temporarily halted their ability to issue visas and U.S. passports. Read about it here. They’ll keep us updated.

## President Obama’s Immigration Actions

November 21, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

Although there are still no application details…here’s a compilation of the President’s Executive Action announcement. For millions here “without papers” the two significant initiatives are DAP (Deferred Action For Parents) – certain parents of US citizens and lawful permanent residents will be able to apply for deferred action status – and expansion of DACA (Deferred Action… Read More »

## 33 House Republicans Want DACA Done

July 4, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

As reported in CQ Roll Call, 33 House republicans have requested that President Obama end the executive order staying the deportation of DREAMERs (the program known as DACA). DACA is inapplicable to anyone who arrived here after June 15, 2012, including the thousands of children from Central America. DACA critics claim the program has fueled the children’s migration, believing… Read More »

## DHS Now Forbids Gender-Identity Discrimination

June 14, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a revised Anti-Discrimination Policy Statement to include prohibition against gender-identity discrimination, included now within forbidden discrimination based upon sex. The agency already prohibited discrimination on account of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, whistleblower or EEO activity retaliation, and… Read More »

## Immigrants Can “Age Out” Of Visa Petitions

June 10, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

SCOTUS – by a 5-4 vote in Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio – ruled that children who were included on their parents’ visa petitions but then “aged out” (turned 21) will now lose their place in the visa line. This unfortunately appears to overrule Khalid v. Holder, one of a handful of alien-friendly Fifth Circuit… Read More »

## I-94 Records Available on NEW CBP Webpage

May 3, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

As of May 1st Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a new webpage that offers nonimmigrant U.S. visitors access to their I-94 arrival/departure record and their arrival/departure history. The new CBP webpage allows nonimmigrant travelers to access arrival/departure records going back five years from the request date. This electronic travel-history function means that travelers may… Read More »

## ICE Prosecutors RARELY Using Favorable Prosecutorial Discretion

April 3, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

In June 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced it would not use its resources to deport “low priority” non-citizens, and would review existing deportation cases to determine which could be closed. Since then ICE rarely used prosecutorial discretion to close cases. Nationwide, only 6.7 percent of cases were closed on this basis between October 2012… Read More »

## Immigration Status and Access To Driver’s License

March 30, 2014 by Lynn Olinger

IT IS BAD PUBLIC POLICY TO DENY DRIVERS LICENSES BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. It increases uninsurance rates and the number of unlicensed drivers. In the states which already allow undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses, auto insurance rates have dropped, because more people are buying car insurance. Denying undocumented immigrants licenses also undermines effective law enforcement. States… Read More »

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