Spanish-speaking immigrants working their way through the federal immigration system often seek legal services from notarios, people who pose as attorneys while charging much less than lawyers.... Read more»
After peaking in September, applications for deferred action have dropped off dramatically. Immigration attorneys think most eligible undocumented immigrants are in a wait-and-see mode amid the federal immigration reform debate.... Read more»
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a list of tips Monday for those applying for deferred action status, along with a video on the process.... Read more»
When Gov. Jan Brewer speedily signed an executive order banning driver’s licenses to “DREAMer” undocumented immigrants who obtain work permits under a new White House program, I found myself “growing grim about the mouth” like a certain protagonist in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.... Read more»2
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and Phoenix’s Greg Stanton both called Friday for illegal immigrants granted deferred action status to be able to attend Arizona schools by paying in-state tuition rates.... Read more»1
Democratic legislators criticized Gov. Brewer’s move to deny drivers licenses to young illegal immigrants granted relief from deportation in a Thursday press release. “The governor is using her elected position to grandstand at the expense of finding real solutions to the issues our state is facing.”... Read more»1
Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order Wednesday, denying drivers licenses and other benefits to illegal immigrants who receive “deferred action” status. But “it actually is no different than what was already in place,” she said at a press conference.... Read more»1
The Department of Homeland Security unveiled the application Tuesday for its new deferred deportation program and said it will begin accepting applications Wednesday. The program gives eligible illegal immigrants a two-year, renewable deferral from deportation.... Read more»
Southeastern Arizona residents with immigration and citizenship questions will have a shorter trip beginning later this month. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials will be in Douglas on July 25 and 26.... Read more»
The Department of Homeland Security will no longer deport many young illegal immigrants and will grant work permits to those who fall under new criteria, the agency announced Friday.... Read more»4
The Obama administration is expected to announce Friday a change to immigration policies that would ease restrictions on illegal immigrants trying to re-enter the country after applying for legal status.... Read more»3
The folks over at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wonder why so many people search for “INS” online, when that agency hasn’t existed for eight years.... Read more»1
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