Massachusetts: Obama’s Aunt Can Stay to Make Asylum Case
President Barack Obama’s aunt will remain in the United States until at least next year as she awaits a chance to make her case before an immigration judge in her bid for asylum from her native Kenya. At a hearing in Boston, a judge set the case of Zeituni Onyango, for Feb. 4, 2010. Ms. Onyango, 56, first applied for asylum in 2002, but was rejected and ordered deported in 2004. She did not leave the country and continued to live in public housing in Boston. Her lawyer said Ms. Onyango first ap... nytimes.com |
Arizona: Immigrant Deaths Mounting
The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across the Mexican border in the last 12 months is expected to surpass the previous year’s total. nytimes.com |
Immigration Minister says Australian immigration reforms will deliver the skills needed
Immigration Minister Chris Evans had the following to say:... workpermit.com |
White House Talk Lightens Tone of Dispute on Immigration Law
After weeks of long-distance disagreement over the Arizona immigration law, Gov. Jan Brewer and President Obama met to discuss the issue. nytimes.com |
United States to raise immigration fees in November 2010
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they will raise fees for most US immigration services. Only the naturalization fee will remain unaffected. The increase is an attempt to close the $200 million deficit for fiscal year 2010-11.... workpermit.com |