Arizona´s anti-immigrant law passed last April 23 remains controversial at all levels of power in the United States. On Thursday U.S. President Barack Obama, met with Arizona´s Governor Jan Brewer to discuss the new SB 1070 law. The meeting that lasted less than an hour was described by Brewer as “cordial” where the president of [...]

Miami, June 2 (MH).- Miami will play host starting Wednesday to a conference of the National Council for International Visitors, a nonprofit association celebrating its 50th year of promoting citizen diplomacy. Each year, at the invitation of U.S. embassies around the world, foreign leaders in government, business and trade, the media, health education, academia, the [...]

Miami, June 1 (WP)Arizona’s new crackdown on illegal immigration will increase crime in U.S. cities, not reduce it, by driving a wedge between police and immigrant communities, police chiefs from several of the state’s and the nation’s largest cities said Wednesday. Arizona’s law will intimidate crime victims and witnesses who are illegal immigrants and divert [...]

Miami, May 28 (LAV) .- The new Arizona immigration law continues to cause reactions  in different sectors of the U.S. population. While some states want to implement a similar rule in their regions, the rejection of the Latino community to this type of policy grows more and more. The law sets and gives power to [...]

Miami May 27 (LAV) .- Two days after arriving to  the United States, the Colombian citizen Maria Castillo said she felt more “calm” and wanting to “move forward” in her legal battle against the country’s immigration services. Castillo visited yesterday the law offices of Eduardo Soto to consult with the attorney and coordinate actions to [...]

Miami, May 25 (LAV).- After several months of anguish and anxiety, the Castillo family lived Monday a day they will never forget at the Miami International Airport. Maria Castillo Cabrera a 58 year old woman returned from her native Colombia after being deported in November 2009 by mistake. Castillo landed on a Cali – Miami [...]

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card – commonly known as the “Green Card” – to incorporate several major new security features.  The Green Card redesign is the latest advance in USCIS’s ongoing efforts to deter immigration fraud.  State-of-the-art technology incorporated into the new card [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has posted a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. In addition to a revised form, there are new filing locations. The changes are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of USCIS benefit forms from Service [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has posted a revised Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360).  The new form is dated “12/30/09,” and due to the changes, no previous versions of the form will be accepted 30 days after publication. In addition to the revised form, [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765).  The change of filing location is part of an overall effort to transition the intake of some benefit forms from Service Centers to USCIS Lockbox facilities.  Centralizing form and fee [...]