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Citizens of the United States, Canada, and Bermuda entering the U.S. at land or sea ports-of-entry (POEs) must establish their identity and citizenship to the satisfaction of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer. Under current CBP procedures, such individuals may provide any proof of identity and citizenship. Although most individuals provide documentary evidence… Read More

Effective January 22, 2008, the Department of State is adopting as final, with “minor edits,” its proposed rule on exchange visitor program sanctions and terminations as published on May 31, 2007. The final rule includes two new grounds for sanctions or terminations: actions that may compromise national security or undermine U.S. foreign policy objectives. The… Read More

The Department of State announced that, for January, it has been necessary to retrogress the India employment second preference cut-off date because of continued heavy applicant demand for numbers by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for adjustment of status cases. The Department said it is likely that the annual limit for this category will be… Read More

In the void created by Congress’s lack of action on comprehensive immigration reform, states are not sitting idly by. The following is an update on key developments around the nation.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its semiannual regulatory agenda, which is a summary of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of the DHS. Among the upcoming actions, the DHS and the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL) plan to propose changes “to reduce the… Read More