A Caribbean immigration attorney in New York says that nationals still have a hope of being able to adjust their legal status, even if they have overstayed their US visa or entered the US without the correct documentation. On Sunday, Brooklyn-based Roland Ottley, an immigration attorney who was born overseas, told the Caribbean Media Corporation […]

Walker County has submitted an application to immigration officials in the US, to give housing to undocumented immigrants who have been charged with crimes. On Friday, Sheriff, Clint McRae said that he and Captain Steve Fisher had had a recent meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Department of Homeland Security agents. The meeting was

A Mexican immigrant with the legal right to work in the US has been released from federal custody after his arrest last month by US authorities. Arrested in Seattle, 24-year-old Daniel Ramirez Medina, was released on Wednesday. But, according to an official with US immigration authorities, legal wrangling over his immigration status continues. Immigration and

On Thursday, a group of Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced the first bill to try to fund the wall on the border between the US and Mexico that has long been promised by President Donald Trump. They say that the US government could collect billions of dollars if they fined Mexican and other

A federal court has thrown out a lawsuit against the lottery system used to decide who should get H-1B US visas, a form of US visa particularly desirable to professionals and IT firms overseas, especially in India. The Oregon federal judge’s ruling means that when the 2018 fiscal year’s H-1B US visa issuance process kicks

On Tuesday, a Seattle-based federal judge declined to throw out a lawsuit introduced on behalf of immigrants who may not have been informed of the one-year deadline in the US and want to apply for asylum. The number of such immigrants could be in the tens of thousands. The case applies to immigrants who have

On Monday, US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions said that Justice Department grants could be withheld from states and cities protecting undocumented immigrant criminals from federal immigration laws. In a news briefing at the White House, Sessions said entire communities are at risk by such actions, including law-abiding immigrant communities. Eric Schneiderman, the Attorney General of

Special immigrant US visas were created to give to people who worked for contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, or directly for the US government in such countries, often at risk to their own lives. But, in recent weeks, US visa holders have been threatened with deportation or have been held in detention by federal immigration

High-skilled immigrants can get lost in a maze of difficulties when they attempt to find work in the US, often ending up in lower-skilled positions, lower salary brackets, and stunting their career ambitions. President Donald Trump has long advocated for a more merit-based approach to the immigration system in the US, like those already in

A teenage blogger from Singapore who was imprisoned after criticizing the country’s government on the internet has been given asylum in the US by a federal immigration judge. Judge Samuel Cole gave the ruling on Friday, allowing 18-year-old Amos Yee, to stay in the country. The teen blogger has been held in detention for three

Travelers are set to face long delays, thanks to increased security procedures for vetting several US visa applicants at American embassies all over the world. This was according to immigration advocates and lawyers on Friday, with governments scrutinizing everything, from social media accounts to work histories. Last week, Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State,