US Immigration

A judge has convicted former immigration manager Diane Serré of fraud and breach of trust after Serré accepted gifts and money in exchange for granting preferential treatment to some immigrants. Thanks to the evidence in the case, Ontario Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken found Serré guilty of 15 counts of fraud and 12 counts of […]

Florida has been trying to purge its voting rolls of non-US citizens, alleging that potentially thousands of people who are not qualified to vote have been registered to vote in elections. However, the state’s process for purging the voter rolls has caused controversy, with many alleging that legitimate voters are being questioned about their status.

In Florida, a group is mailing voter registration forms in the mail to possible voters in the state, asking voters to confirm with the state’s Division of Elections that they are US citizens and have not committed a felony. The mail is official-looking but some voters have expressed suspicion over the letters. The letters are

The Department of Homeland Security has a new, expanded “deferred action” policy which will allow some undocumented immigrants to remain in the country and enjoy some protection rather than being protected. Qualified immigrants are those who: 1) Came to the US when they were younger than 16 years of age. 2) Have already lived in

The STARS (Studying Towards Residency Status Act) Act, Senator Marco Rubio’s answer to the DREAM Act, has been introduced this week by Rubio and Representative David Rivera.  While the DREAM Act has been unable to get past Congress for the past decade, there is hope that the STARS Act might pass into law. A similar

President Obamas has signed an executive order which allows more than 800 000 young undocumented immigrants to remain in the US without the risk of deportation. While the president has not been able to get the DREAM Act passed to give the children of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, the executive order will offer

If you are a US citizen living outside the US, you may believe that you have nothing to do with the IRS, especially if you have a job and earn income in your country of residence. You even likely pay income taxes in your country of residence. However, the US is the only developed nation

Hazleton has been known to have immigration tensions. The city was the first in the country to pass a tough law against undocumented immigration and the region has been rocked by immigration-related violence. In one instance, for example, an uproar ensued when two undocumented immigrants shot a city resident in the face. Joe Maddon, the

President Obama and others have supported the DREAM Act, proposed legislation which would give children of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they joined the armed forces or went to college. President Obama and others have supported the legislation, saying that it ensures that children do not pay for the mistakes of their parents.

Now that Arizona’s controversial immigration law is being considered by the US Supreme Court, experts are making new predictions about the outcome of the case. While experts have been saying for some time that they expect the highest court in the land to uphold some of the law – including the most controversial parts of

Immigration issues often cause serious family problems for couples, including separation in some cases. Every so often, the news is filled with stories of couples and families who have been separated due to immigration problems and mistakes. One of the latest couples to be affected by immigration issues is Deysi and Jason Rollo. The couple