U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently published new, online resources for individuals waiting to take their U.S. Citizenship exam! Copy and paste the below link to see the new study guides and reference materials. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.749cabd81f5ffc8fba713d10526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=b51777f48e73a210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4982df6bdd42a210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

The Obama Administration announced in January their desire to help foreign nationals, who are in the U.S. illegally and have the qualifying relationship to a U.S. Citizen, in their ability to receive their immigrant visas abroad with very little risk of prolonged separation from their loved ones. The proposed regulation will allow for foreign nationals [...]

Copy and paste the link below to read a recent article about President Obama’s hope for immigration reform during his next term. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/03/06/obama-calls-for-bipartisan-support-in-immigration-reform/

From USCIS.gov: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today celebrated the official opening of its newest immigration field office in Queens, N.Y. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and USCIS’s New York District Director Andrea Quarantillo were joined by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (14th District, N.Y.), U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (7thDistrict, N.Y.) and Queens Borough President Helen [...]

Copy the link below and paste it into your browser to read a copy of the transcript from the press conference where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explained the change to the Unlawful Presence waiver process. The intention behind the change is to limit (or eliminate) the amount of time that family members (U.S. Citizen [...]

On January 6th, via a Federal Register announcement, the Obama administration revealed plans to create new regulations governing the family unity waiver application process for the undocumented spouses and children of United States citizens. The new process would allow families to remain together in the United States while waiver applications are processed, rather than requiring [...]

From http://www.uscis.gov WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending Sept. 9, 2013. Current Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS status must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs through March [...]

Copy and paste the below link in your browser to read about the proposed regulation advanced by the Obama Administration. If you are currently an undocumented alien who is married to a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, or if you are a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident who has undocumented alien children, please [...]

Click on the link below or copy and paste it in your browser to read about the controversial Arizona immigration law and the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case.   http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/justice/arizona-immigration-law/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

From the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/ct-oped-1026-page-20111026,0,5449699.story