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Clarying USCIS On Gay Green Cards
Last week, USCIS told us that they would hold green card petitions filed by same-sex married couples in abeyance. This week, they are telling the press something else. The last thing the agency wants is to spread the perception that Read More …
#WC11
Today is the World Cup Cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan. About a billion people around the world will be less productive during the next 24 hours. India has never won at Mohali against Pakistan. In return, Pakistan has never Read More …
Should States and Localities Be Able To Opt Out of Secure Communities?
Paging immigration and constitutional law experts. The spread of the non-opt-out federal Secure Communities program raises a compelling constitutional question: Does the federal government have the right to coerce state and local officials to participate in Secure Communities? That’s essentially Read More …
No Blanket Deferred Action for DREAM Act Students
Here’s a persistent media myth that needs to die: President Obama is not deporting undocumented students. Actually, he is. The President keeps reiterating his support for the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. He did so on Univision last night. Read More …
USCIS Unveils E-Verify Self-Check – I Passed
I guess I don’t need to get married just yet. Authorized to work but not authorized to live, seriously USCIS?