January 23, 2006  

Held in 9/11 Net, Muslims Return to Accuse U.S. – New York Times Article

January 23, 2006
The New York Times


Hundreds of noncitizens were swept up on visa violations in the weeks after 9/11, held for months in a much-criticized federal detention center in Brooklyn as “persons of interest” to terror investigators, and then deported. This week, one of them is back in New York and another is due today – the first to return to the United States.




 
Hany Ibrahim, left, and his brother
Yasser last week in Alexandria, Egypt,
where they were deported in 2002.

They are no longer the accused but the accusers, among six former detainees who are coming back to give depositions in their federal lawsuits against top government officials and detention guards, at a time when the constitutionality of part of the government’s counterterrorism offensive is under new scrutiny.


As in the cases of all the Muslim immigrants rounded up in the New York area after the terror attacks, the six were never accused of a crime related to 9/11; officials eventually cleared all of them of links to terrorism. A report by the inspector general of the Justice Department found systemic problems with immigrant detentions and widespread abuse at the federal detention center where the six had been held; several guards have since been disciplined.


Continue reading the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/23/nyregion/23detain.html

January 20, 2006  

Summary of State Laws on the Issuance of Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Aliens

The final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission), issued on July 22, 2004, states that “today more than 9 million people are in the United States outside the legal immigration system.” As such, the 9/11 Commission recommended that standards be set for the “issuance of birth certificates and sources of identification, such as driver’s licenses,” as “all but one of the 9/11 hijackers acquired some form of U.S. identification document, some by fraud. Acquisition of these forms of identification would have assisted them in boarding commercial flights, renting cars, and other necessary activities.” The REAL ID Act of 2005 was signed into law (P.L. 109-13) on May 11, 2005 which, among other things establishes standards for the issuance of drivers’ licenses and identification cards.

Past events have prompted a series of questions and debate concerning states’ issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Proponents contend that allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses is a matter of public safety. Licensed drivers know the rules of the road and can buy insurance, thus making streets safer for everyone. Conversely, opponents argue that allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses compromises national security. Moreover, opponents contend that permitting illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses encourages such individuals to remain in the United States illegally. Thus, opponents contend that illegal immigrants should not be rewarded with such privileges. This report will briefly summarize the policy arguments related to states’ issuance of driver’s licenses to undocumented or illegal aliens. In addition, this report includes a state-by-state summary of the state laws on issuing licenses to immigrants. This report will be updated as developments warrant.

Click here to read the report

January 19, 2006  

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006



USCIS – 01/18/2006 – Washington, D.C.– U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions that qualify for the exemption from the H-1B numerical limitations for foreign workers with a U.S.-earned master’s or higher degree (the number of aliens exempted from the H-1B cap on this basis may not exceed 20,000 per fiscal year). Consequently, USCIS has determined that the “final receipt date” for these 20,000 cap-exempt H-1B petitions is January 17, 2006. Petitions received on January 17th are subject to the random selection process described below. USCIS will reject petitions requesting a foreign worker with a U.S.-earned master’s or higher degree that are received after the “final receipt date” unless the petitioner or beneficiary is eligible for a separate cap exemption.
USCIS has implemented the following procedure for H-1B filings for FY 2006 in accordance with the procedures announced in 70 FR 23775 (Allocation of Additional H-1B Visas Created by the H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004):

• USCIS has closely monitored FY 2006 H-1B filings for foreign workers with a U.S.-earned master’s or higher degree and used projections to determine the number of petitions necessary to reach the congressionally mandated cap exemption of 20,000.
• Having determined that a sufficient number of petitions have been received, USCIS will identify all H-1B petitions seeking an FY 2006 number that were received on the day USCIS received the number of petitions necessary to meet the 20,000 cap exemption (“final receipt date”).
• For petitions received on the “final receipt date,” USCIS will apply a computer-generated random selection process. This process will randomly select the exact number of petitions from the day’s receipts needed to meet the congressionally mandated cap exemption of 20,000.
• After random selection, any remaining H-1B petitions for foreign workers with a U.S.-earned master’s or higher degree that do not receive an FY 2006 number and are not otherwise exempt will be rejected and returned along with the filing fee(s).
• Petitioners may re-submit their petitions when H-1B visas become available for FY 2007.
• The earliest date for which a petitioner may file a petition requesting FY 2007 H-1B employment with an employment start date of October 1, 2006, is April 1, 2006.

January 17, 2006  

F-Nonimmigrants: Entry and Exit FAQ

F-Nonimmigrants: Entry and Exit FAQ – Via Ice

SEVP made every effort to provide complete answers to these common
questions. However, each person’s individual circumstances differ. So
while these questions and answers serve as a general guide, they may
not provide all the information you need to determine whether it is
appropriate to travel or whether you will be readmitted to the United
States. You can contact your Designated School Official (DSO), your
embassy or consulate, or your legal counsel for further assistance.
Please remember that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
officer at the Port of Entry (POE) decides whether or not nonimmigrants
are admitted to the United States. This decision is based upon the
facts and circumstances presented at the time you apply to enter. SEVP
cannot guarantee that you will be admitted or readmitted to the United
States.

January 14, 2006  

NEWARK ICE AGENTS SEIZE $5.7 MILLION & LUXURY VEHICLES IN MASSIVE BENEFITS FRAUD INVESTIGATION

01/13/2006 – NEWARK, N.J. — A foreign citizen living in New Jersey is in federal custody and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have seized $5,724,592 in assets from the suspect’s bank and brokerage accounts in a massive immigration benefits fraud investigation.

Narendra Mandalapa has been charged with Fraud and Misuse of Visas, violations of 18 USC Section 1546. The charges were filed in United States District Court in Newark. Mandalapa is currently in the custody of the United States Marshals Service.


During the investigation, ICE agents discovered that Mandalapa filed nearly 1,000 possibly fraudulent labor-based petitions on behalf of Indian and Pakistani nationals seeking to enter or remain in the United States. The petitions were for skilled computer workers. Both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and ICE continue to investigate those aliens who received the fraudulent immigration benefits. Investigators are also working to determine how many people fraudulently entered the country and how many already in the United States may have received fraudulent labor benefits.


This investigation is a product of a joint anti-fraud initiative undertaken by ICE, USCIS and the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General. The investigation began when a special fraud detection unit of USCIS uncovered a pattern of fraud in petitions for immigration benefits submitted by Mandalapa through one of his companies. The USCIS Fraud Detection Unit in St. Albans, Vermont, referred their analysis to the ICE Benefit Fraud Unit (IBFU), also based in Vermont. The IBFU then coordinated with ICE Special Agent in Charge in Newark to begin the field investigation that resulted in the arrest and asset seizure.


Investigators uncovered two shell companies in New Jersey owned by Mandalapa were created solely for the purpose of filing fraudulent labor-based petitions for foreign workers. During the investigation agents armed with search warrants seized computers and documents from the corporate address of Cybersoftec, Inc.


Agents believe that at least $2.1 million dollars came from fees paid by individuals seeking fraudulent benefits. Since the accounts were used to hide those illegal profits the government seized all money in the accounts. The assets seized come from four bank accounts in Edison, N.J., and two brokerage accounts in New York City. Also included in the seizures were a Mercedes SUV and a Lexus sedan with a combine value of $100,000.


Acting Newark Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Manifase said, “Immigration benefit fraud is a multi billion dollar business and can not be tolerated. This type of fraud not only steals jobs from legitimate workers but it also provides individuals to illegally enter the United States and creates a risk to national security and public safety.”


Manifase pointed out that the investigation is an outstanding example of how two agencies in the Department of Homeland Security cooperate to uncover and dismantle an organization dedicated to undermining the legal immigration system and making huge profits.


Jennifer L. Mickey, Chief of the USCIS Fraud Detection Unit said, “Individuals who used fraud to obtain immigration benefits are breaking the law. We take very seriously our responsibility to protect the integrity of our immigration system by combating benefit fraud.” The USCIS Fraud Detection Unit, co-located at the USCIS Vermont Service Center, is a branch of the national USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Unit.

January 12, 2006  

List of SEVIS approved Schools

List of SEVIS Approved Schools (PDF)

January 12, 2006  

H-1B Visa Current Cap Count

 (01/11/2006) – There is still some time left to obtain a FY2006 US Advance Degree Exemption H-1B visa as you can see below:

 

H-1B
(FY 06)

H-1B Advance Degree Exemption
(FY 06)

H-2B 1st Half
(FY 06)

H-2B
2nd Half
(FY 06)

H-2B
FY 06

Cap

58,200*

20,000

33,000

33,000

66,000**

Beneficiaries Approved

——

17,306

——

2,304

50,309

Beneficiaries Pending

——

2,316

——

6,310

9,199

Total

Cap Reached

19,622

Cap Reached

8,614

59,508

Date of Last Count

8/10/2005

1/10/2006

12/15/2005

1/11/2006

1/11/2006

*6,800 are set aside for the H-1B1 program under terms of the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements and to the extent unused can first be made available for general use on October 1, 2006, the start of FY 2007.
**Currently, there is insufficient data for USCIS to make a reasonable determination of the cut-off number needed to reach the FY’06 H-2B cap. The cut-off number will be posted when such information is available.

January 12, 2006  

Courts told to be nicer to immigrants

01/11/2006 – WASHINGTON (Via CNN) — Saying judges have been “intemperate or even abusive,” Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday ordered a review of immigration courts and insisted that they improve their treatment of immigrants.

Gonzales did not say what prompted his sharply worded memo. However, aides said internal information and media reports prompted the unusual admonition of employees.

“I have watched with concern the reports of immigration judges who fail to treat aliens appearing before them with appropriate respect and consideration, and who fail to produce the quality of work that I expect from employees of the Department of Justice,” Gonzales wrote.

Justice Department officials say critical press reports were one of many factors that prompted the memo. A recent account in The New York Times quoted a federal appeals court ruling that claimed circuit judges continuously had to rebuke immigration judges for their “intemperate and humiliating remarks.”

A federal appeals court in Chicago concluded in November that handling of immigration cases had “fallen below the minimum standards of legal justice.”

A Justice Department official insisted that such problems represent only a fraction of cases appealed from immigration courts, and Gonzales was quick to emphasize that he wasn’t painting all immigration judges with the same brush.

“While I remain convinced that most immigration judges ably and professionally discharge their difficult duties, I believe there are some whose conduct can aptly be described as intemperate or even abusive and whose work must improve,” Gonzales said.

The attorney general wrote an almost identical memo to members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, saying he instructed acting Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty and Associate Attorney General Robert McCallum to conduct a comprehensive review of immigration courts.

“I have requested that the review include the quality of work as well as the manner in which it is performed,” Gonzales wrote.

Deborah Notkin, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, commended Gonzales for ordering the review.

Immigration lawyers have had “deep and long-standing concerns about the functioning of the immigration courts and the behavior of the immigration judges,” she said in a written statement. “Increasingly, courts are reversing immigration decisions due to seriously flawed immigration judge decisions.”

January 10, 2006  

US Department of Homeland Security & US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – DETENTION OPERATIONS MANUAL

The Office of Detention and Removal (DRO) is a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  DRO secures bed space in detention facilities, and monitors these
facilities for compliance with national Detention Standards. The
standards specify the living conditions appropriate for detainees.
These standards have been collated and published in the Detention Operations Manual (see below). This Manual provides uniform policies and procedures concerning the treatment of individuals detained by ICE.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal

 

DETENTION OPERATIONS MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DETAINEE SERVICES

SECURITY AND CONTROL
  1. Access
    to Legal Material
  2. Admission
    and Release
  3. Correspondence
    and Other Mail
  4. Detainee Classification System
  5. Detainee
    Grievance Procedures
  6. Detainee
    Handbook
  7. Food
    Service
  8. Funds
    and Personal Property
  9. Group
    Presentations on Legal Rights (Revised 2/11/02)
  10. Issuance
    and Exchange of Clothing, Bedding and Towels
  11. Marriage
    Requests (Revised 2/11/02)
  12. Non-Medical
    Emergency Escorted Trips
  13. Recreation
  14. Religious
    Practices
  15. Staff-Detainee Communication

  16. Telephone
    Access
  17. Visitation
  18. Voluntary
    Work Program
  1. Contraband
  2. Detention
    Files
  3. Detainee Searches [Reserved]
  4. Detainee Transfers
  5. Disciplinary
    Policy
  6. Emergency
    Plans
  7. Environmental
    Health and Safety
  8. Hold
    Rooms in Detention Facilities
  9. Key
    and Lock Control (Security, Accountability, and Maintenance)
  10. Population
    Counts
  11. Post
    Orders
  12. Security
    Inspections
  13. Special
    Management Unit (Administrative Segregation)
  14. Special
    Management Unit (Disciplinary Segregation)
  15. Tool Control
  16. Transportation
    (Land Transportation)
  17. Use
    of Force

 

HEALTH SERVICES

TERMINOLOGY
  1. Hunger
    Strikes
  2. Medical
    Care
  3. Suicide
    Prevention and Intervention
  4. Terminal
    Illness, Advanced Directives and Death
  1. Definitions


January 10, 2006  

VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2006

Number 90
Volume VIII
Washington, D.C.

VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2006

IMMIGRANT NUMBERS FOR FEBRUARY
2006


A.
STATUTORY NUMBERS

1. This bulletin summarizes the
availability of immigrant numbers during February. Consular officers are
required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants
for numerically limited visas; the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports applicants for
adjustment of status. Allocations were made, to the extent possible under the
numerical limitations, for the demand received by January 9th in the
chronological order of the reported priority dates. If the demand could not be
satisfied within the statutory or regulatory limits, the category or foreign
state in which demand was excessive was deemed oversubscribed. The cut-off date
for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who
could not be reached within the numerical limits. Only applicants who have a
priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number.
Immediately that it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to
retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental requests for numbers will be honored
only if the priority date falls within the new cut-off date.

2. Section 201 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) sets an annual minimum family-sponsored preference limit
of 226,000. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference
immigrants is at least 140,000. Section 202 prescribes that the per-country
limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual
family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620. The
dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320.

3. Section 203 of the INA prescribes
preference classes for allotment of immigrant visas as follows:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: Unmarried Sons
and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth
preference.

Second: Spouses and
Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus
the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds
226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the
overall second preference limitation,

of which 75% are exempt from the
per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years
of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: Married Sons and
Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second
preferences.

Fourth: Brothers and
Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three
preferences.


EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

First: Priority Workers:
28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not
required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the
Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of
the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required
by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers,
Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers
not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to
“Other Workers”.

Schedule A Workers:
Employment First, Second, and Third preference Schedule A applicants are
entitled to up to 50,000 “recaptured” numbers.

Fourth: Certain Special
Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment
Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for
investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for
investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of P.L. 102-395.

4. INA Section 203(e) provides that
family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas be issued to eligible
immigrants in the order in which a petition in behalf of each has been filed.
Section 203(d) provides that spouses and children of preference immigrants are
entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, if
accompanying or following to join the principal. The visa prorating provisions
of Section 202(e) apply to allocations for a foreign state or dependent area
when visa demand exceeds the per-country limit. These provisions apply at
present to the following oversubscribed chargeability areas: CHINA-mainland
born, INDIA, MEXICO, and PHILIPPINES.

5. On the chart below, the listing of a
date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1);
“C” means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and
“U” means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are
available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off
date listed below.)

  All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIP-PINES
Family          
1st 22APR01 22APR01 22APR01 08AUG94 22AUG91
2A* 08FEB02 08FEB02 08FEB02 15APR99 08FEB02
2B 01JUL96 01JUL96 01JUL96 15FEB92 01JUL96
3rd 15JUL98 15JUL98 15JUL98 01JAN95 08FEB91
4th 22AUG94 22AUG94 01FEB94 01JAN93 01OCT83

*NOTE: For February, 2A
numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all
countries with priority dates earlier than 15APR99. 2A numbers
SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all
countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 15APR99 and earlier than
08FEB02. (All 2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country
limit; there are no 2A numbers for MEXICO subject to per-country limit.)

  All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA INDIA MEXICO PHILLIPINES
Employment–Based          
1st C 01JAN03 01FEB04 C C
2nd C 01APR02 01AUG01 C C
3rd 22APR01 22APR01 01JAN00 15MAR01 22APR01
Schedule A Workers C C C C C
Other Workers 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers C C C C C

The Department of State has available a
recorded message with visa availability information which can be heard at: (area
code 202) 663-1541. This recording will be updated in the middle of each month
with information on cut-off dates for the following month.

Employment Third Preference Other Workers
Category: Section 203(e) of the NACARA, as amended by Section 1(e) of Pub. L.
105 – 139, provides that once the Employment Third Preference Other Worker (EW)
cut-off date has reached the priority date of the latest EW petition approved
prior to November 19, 1997, the 10,000 EW numbers available for a fiscal year
are to be reduced by up to 5,000 annually beginning in the following fiscal
year. This reduction is to be made for as long as necessary to offset
adjustments under the NACARA program. Since the EW cut-off date reached November
19, 1997 during Fiscal Year 2001, the reduction in the EW annual limit to 5,000
began in Fiscal Year 2002.

B.
DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act provides a maximum of up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal
year to permit immigration opportunities for persons from countries other than
the principal sources of current immigration to the United States. The
Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in
November 1997 stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as
necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be
made available for use under the NACARA program. This reduction has
resulted in the DV-2006 annual limit being reduced to 50,000. DV visas
are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than
seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.

For February, immigrant numbers in the DV
category are available to qualified DV-2006 applicants chargeable to all
regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is
shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank
numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately    
AFRICA AF 11,600

Nigeria 8,150
ASIA AS 3,900  
EUROPE EU 8,300  
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) NA 6  
OCEANIA OC 400  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN SA 700  

Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV
category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the
applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all applicants
registered for the DV-2006 program ends as of September 30, 2006. DV visas may
not be issued to DV-2006 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and
children accompanying or following to join DV-2006 principals are only entitled
to derivative DV status until September 30, 2006. DV visa availability through
the very end of FY-2006 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted
prior to September 30.

C. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF THE
DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN
MARCH

For March, immigrant numbers in the DV
category are available to qualified DV-2006 applicants chargeable to all
regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is
shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank
numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Region Listed
Separately		    
AFRICA AF 14,200

Nigeria 9,550
ASIA AS 4,700  
EUROPE EU 9,850  
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) NA 7  
OCEANIA OC 500  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN SA 820  

D. VISA AVAILABILITLY IN THE
EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE CATEGORIES

The movement of Employment cut-off dates
during the past several months has been greater than originally anticipated.
This has been a direct result of low visa number demand by Citizenship and
Immigration Services (CIS) for adjustment of status cases. It is not possible at
present to speculate how soon CIS number use will significantly increase. Once
increased demand does materialize, however, cut-off date movements will
necessarily slow or stop.

E.
OBTAINING THE MONTHLY VISA BULLETIN

The Department of State’s Bureau of
Consular Affairs offers the monthly “Visa Bulletin” on the INTERNET’S WORLDWIDE
WEB. The INTERNET Web address to access the Bulletin is:

http://travel.state.gov

From the home page, select the VISA
section which contains the Visa Bulletin.

To be placed on the Department of State’s
E-mail subscription list for the “Visa Bulletin”, please send an E-mail to the
following E-mail address:

listserv@calist.state.gov

and in the message body type:

Subscribe Visa-Bulletin
First name/Last name

(example: Subscribe
Visa-Bulletin Sally Doe)

To be removed from the Department of
State’s E-mail subscription list for the “Visa Bulletin”, send an

e-mail message to the following E-mail
address :

listserv@calist.state.gov

and in the message body type:
Signoff Visa-Bulletin

The Department of State also has
available a recorded message with visa cut-off dates which can be heard at:
(area code 202) 663-1541. The recording is normally updated by the middle of
each month with information on cut-off dates for the following month.

Readers may submit questions regarding
Visa Bulletin related items by E-mail at the following address:

VISABULLETIN@STATE.GOV

(This address cannot be used to subscribe
to the Visa Bulletin.)

Department of State Publication
9514
CA/VO:January 9, 2006

January 10, 2006  

SEVIS Reporting Requirements for Designated School Officials

PDF LINK: http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/factsheet/061605dsoreporting.pdf

January 6, 2006  

Employment for F-1 Students On and Off Campus – FAQ


Employment For F-1 Students On and Off Campus – Via ICE

F-1 Student Employment On-Campus

1. Basic Guidelines
2. Approval Process
3. Work Hours

F-1 Student Employment Off-Campus

1. Basic Guidelines
2. Application Process
3. Work Hours And Period Of Work Authorization

January 5, 2006  

USCIS INTRODUCES NEW DIRECTOR

01/05/2006 – Via USCIS – Washington, D.C. – Last night (on January 4, 2006) Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson swore in Dr. Emilio Gonzalez as the new Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Nominated for the position in September 2005, Dr. Gonzalez appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 18, 2005, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 23, 2005.


“It is an honor and privilege to have been selected by President Bush to lead the USCIS team,” said Director Gonzalez. “The outstanding work of my predecessor, and the countless contributions of dedicated employees have established a strong foundation and institutional framework at USCIS. Building on these achievements, the USCIS leadership team will use our current momentum to carry us forward and improve upon what we have already accomplished to enhance national security, ensure quality customer service and reduce case backlogs.”


Dr. Gonzalez will immediately begin his tenure as USCIS Director, an Undersecretary rank position within the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Gonzalez brings a passion for immigration work and a wealth of policy experience with him to his new position. As a Cuban immigrant and naturalized American, he also shares a special connection with the American immigrant population.

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