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Federal authorities have issued a new policy aimed at stopping deportation proceedings for some illegal immigrants, according to a memo issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The memo, which ICE released on Aug. 20, could affect up to tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who are married or related to a U.S. citizen or a legal resident who has filed a petition on their behalf. Illegal immigrants with criminal convictions will not qualify under the plan. ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton wrote the memo to Peter Vincent, principal legal adviser and head of the agency's removal operations. (read more)

WASHINGTON—On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230 , which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14, 2010, and will remain in effect through Sept. 30, 2014. Source: USCIS.gov

Given the hot topic of immigration reform, illegal immigration, Arizona's immigration law and anything immigration, some Republicans are now looking at extreme solutions to fix the "problem" such as repealing or amending the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The 14th Amendment is best known for its Equal Protection and Due Process Clause. "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Now, the 14th Amendment, which ensured rights to many people during the dark era of slavery, has become part of the immigration debate. Under the 14th Amendment, there is the doctrine of "jus soli" - birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment states, in part: "All persons born...in the United States...are citizens of the United States..." The argument for the repeal or amendment to birthright citizenship comes from the belie...

According to the August 2010 Visa Bulletin issued by the Department of State, the priority dates being processed for each category are as follows: If your priority date is current or is about to be current and you need assistance on your immigrant visa processing, please contact: Sharlene Mae Bagon, Esq. Bagon Law Firm 21550 Oxnard Street, 3rd Floor Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Direct Tel.: (818) 539-0120 Main Tel.: (818) 224-6632 Fax: (888) 589-0804

ICE announces launch of Online Detainee Locator System ICE announces launch of Online Detainee Locator System WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the launch of ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family members, attorneys and other interested parties in locating detained aliens in ICE custody. The creation and implementation of the ODLS is a concrete example of ICE's commitment to detention reform. The ODLS is located on ICE's public website, http://www.ice.gov , and provides users with information on the location of the detention facility where a particular individual is being held, a phone number to the facility and contact information for the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office in the region where the facility is located. A brochure explaining how to use the ODLS is also available on the website in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Vietna...

According to the FSBPT website , "The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy’s Board of Directors has reaffirmed its prior decision to suspend NPTE testing for candidates educated in Egypt, India, Pakistan and the Philippines until the NPTE-YRLY can be developed. The Board has directed staff to develop the NPTE-YRLY examination as quickly as possible, but we project that it will still not be available until the latter part of 2011. We have not determined test locations yet."

The latest available data from the Justice Department show that criminal immigration enforcement by the two largest investigative agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has increased to levels comparable to the highest seen during the Bush Administration. TRAC Immigration Report Sharlene Mae Bagon, Esq. Bagon Law Firm 21550 Oxnard Street, 3rd Floor Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Direct Tel.: (818) 539-0120 Main Tel.: (818) 224-6632 Fax: (888) 589-0804