May 17th, 20220DETROIT — The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) is offering free citizenship legal services to Metro Detroiters through a grant from the federal government.
The institute is encouraging anyone thinking of applying for citizenship to reach out to it. Immigration legal staff will assist people applying for...
February 18th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — After promising sweeping reforms to the country's immigration system, the Biden administration announced a proposed immigration bill on Thursday that would give an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of migrants in the U.S. and fast track citizenship for undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. as...
August 14th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C — A new report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) shows the breadth of changes to immigration policy enacted during the Trump administration.
The report collects for posterity and analysis of broad sweeping changes and technical adjustments to the immigration system in the U.S., with more than 400 executive...
January 16th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will extend but not redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) called on DHS to provide clarity and certainty to Yemenis living in the U.S. and people attempting to flee violence and the worst humanitarian...
December 26th, 20191LOS ANGELES — While hundreds of thousands of immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) permits await the decision of the Supreme Court on the future of the program, lawyers and immigrant advocates argue that the vast majority of them have sufficient legal rights to remain in this country for several years and maybe...
August 13th, 20190WASHINGTON, D.C.— Several advocates for immigrant families spoke out this week against a new Trump administration regulation that aims to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs by denying them lawful permanent status in the United States.
A person seeking entry into the U.S. or applying for a green...
May 17th, 20190The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking to remove the means-tested benefits option from its fee waiver request. The proposed change was put up for public comment on the Federal Register with an end-date for comments of May 6.
The USCIS considers waiving a fee for certain applications or petitions when the...
October 26th, 20182WASHINGTON - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated a key requirement to obtain a green card effective Nov. 1.
The policy changes announced this week will affect the medical and vaccination examination for immigration purposes, which makes sure there are no health issues that would deem the applicant inadmissible to...
